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2. Wedge (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Wedges for women are more common [clarification needed] [citation needed] and often have a sole that is much thicker at the back than at the front, making them high-heeled boots or shoes. Wedgies for women were popularized by Salvatore Ferragamo, who introduced the design to the Italian market in the late 1930s. [2]

3. Matalan - Wikipedia

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   Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing, homeware and toy retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town warehouse-style, membership-only cash-and-carry business, inspired by Sam's Club in the United States.

4. List of clothing and footwear shops in the United Kingdom ...

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   Chain of shoe shops based mainly in London. In 1937 the business was purchased by K Shoes, [79] who completed a deal with Clarks and split the shops between them, with Clarks keeping eight. Clarks were not allowed to operate them under the Abbotts name, so chose the name Peter Lord. K Shoes operated the remaining shops under their own name.

5. Slip-on shoe - Wikipedia

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   A pair of slip-on shoes from Matalan. A bespoke shoe company based in London that was established in 1847 [disputed – discuss] developed the first loafer as a country house shoe for the landed gentry and the royal family.

6. Platform shoe - Wikipedia

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   The fad lasted even further in the US, lasting until as late as the early 1980s. At the beginning of the fad, they were worn primarily by young women in their teens and twenties, and occasionally by younger girls, older women, and (particularly during the disco era) by young men. [11] [12] Platform shoes were considered the "party shoe."

7. John Hargreaves (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   Hargreaves left school at 14, went into the retail business when he was 16, and opened the first Matalan store in Preston in 1985. [1] Matalan has over 200 stores in the UK, and employs over 16,000 people. He resigned as chairman of Matalan in November 2007, less than a year after taking the company private. [3]