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The retailer was founded by owner Tom Morris in 1976 as a single store called Home and Bargain [2] in Old Swan, Liverpool when he was aged 21. The name was changed to Home Bargains in 1995, but is still colloquially referred to by its original name in the Merseyside area.
Morris started the Liverpool-based discount retail chain Home Bargains in 1976 in Old Swan, [6] when he was 21 years old. The chain, during the time originally named "Home and Bargain" retails a diverse range of goods, including health and beauty products, groceries and toys.
Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2011 Census , the population was 16,461. [ 2 ]
Old Swan (1976) Headquarters: Liverpool, England, UK: Key people. Tom Morris (founder) Products: Grocery General Merchandise: ... including the discount store chain ...
The store was sold to Busbys of Bradford in 1953 who rebranded the store under the Busbys name. Busbys was itself purchased by Debenhams in 1958. The store was renamed Debenhams in 1973 and continued to trade from the same site until Debenhams' closure in 2021. 1953 [190] [271] A H Bull Reading: Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores.
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Their first kitchen was based in a basement in Prescot Road, Old Swan, Liverpool and this then moved to a second shop in County Road, Walton in 1922. A larger bakery opened on Aintree Road in Bootle, in 1925. [1] Then in 1931, a further expansion moved the business to a larger location in Lorenzo Drive, Norris Green.
The UK's first purpose-built department store was Compton House, completed in 1867 for the retailer J.R. Jeffrey. [113] It was the largest store in the world at the time. [114] Lewis's department store on Ranelagh Street. In 1879, the Christmas grotto was conceived in the store. Between 1862 and 1867, Liverpool held an annual Grand Olympic ...