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In 1948, Welwyn Garden City Company transferred the development of the town to the Welwyn Garden City Development Corporation under the New Towns Act 1946, with the remaining parts of the business transferring to the Howardsgate Trust in 1951. [6] Fine Fare was opened as a single supermarket in 1951, as an offshoot of the Welwyn Department ...
Opened Britain's first out of town supermarket in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire during 1964, GEM was an American department store retailer who ran the store under a concessions basis. A further store in Leeds was added in 1965, but the UK business was sold to Asda in 1966. [88] Goodfellows Hull and East Yorkshire based chain [89] [90] Grandways
The business was founded by Julius Drewe (1856–1931), who went into partnership with John Musker in 1883, selling groceries at a small colonial goods store in Edgware Road in London. [1] He subsequently opened stores in Islington, Birmingham and Leeds. [1] The shops mainly sold tea; [1] by 1885 they were trading as the 'Home & Colonial Tea ...
A store also opened around the same time in the Preston Grange Estate in Preston, Tyne and Wear. [ 1 ] Presto was a division of Allied Suppliers , owned by Europe's third biggest food company Cavenham Foods , which also operated 500 Lipton supermarkets in England and Wales as well as the brands Galbraith and R & J Templeton with around 85 ...
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A grocery store chain that flourished throughout Indiana and Ohio, eventually opening dozens of stores, Marsh Supermarkets filed for bankruptcy in 2017. Founded in 1931, it lasted for 88 years ...
Entertainment UK (EUK) was founded as Record Merchandisers Limited in 1966 by EMI Music Publishing to distribute music to non-specialist retailers. It later became a joint venture between a number of record companies. Woolworths became Entertainment UK's largest customer and in 1986 Record Merchandisers Limited was acquired by Kingfisher plc.
Victor Value was a London-based value supermarket group that operated at the discount end of the grocery trade. [1] [2]The brand was started by the group London Grocers, who also ran London United Grocers, Bernard Best, Newmans Stores and Titus Ward & Co. [3] In 1965, the rival supermarket chain Anthony Jackson Foodfare was purchased, which added a further 61 stores to the Victor Value chain.