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2. Boots (company) - Wikipedia

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   An advertisement for Boots from 1911. Boots was established in 1849, by John Boot. [7] After his father's death in 1860, Jesse Boot, aged 10, helped his mother run the family's herbal medicine shop in Nottingham, [8] which was incorporated as Boot and Co. Ltd in 1883, becoming Boots Pure Drug Company Ltd in 1888.

3. 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.

4. Alliance Boots - Wikipedia

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   Interior of a Boots store. Boots UK formed the main retail business of Alliance Boots in the United Kingdom, and all former Alliance Pharmacy branches were rebranded as Boots. The Boots brand has a history stretching back over 160 years and is a familiar sight on Britain's high streets.

5. British Boot Company - Wikipedia

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   British Boot Company shopfront. The British Boot Company (formerly known as Holts) is a shoe shop in Camden Town in London notable for being a leading [citation needed] UK stockist of English brands such as Dr Martens, Grinders, Solovair, Gladiator, George Cox, Tredair and NPS. The shop was founded as "Holt's" in 1851, selling hobnail boots. In ...

6. List of department stores of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Established in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting. The store was the first purpose-built department store in London. Smith named his department store after the Au Bon Marche in Paris. Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores in 1926 and subsequently acquired by John Lewis Partnership in 1940. 1877 1975 [55] [190] [241] Bon Marché Gloucester

7. Timpson (retailer) - Wikipedia

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   Timpson was founded in 1865 by shoemaker William Timpson and his brother-in-law Walter Joyce, selling shoes at 298 Oldham Road, Manchester. [2] [3] It expanded into shoe manufacturing in 1884 at factories in Kettering, and repairs in 1903. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1929. In the 1950s, turnover was around £ ...