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to UK Owner # of shops Notes B&M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 800+ The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004 Bargain Buys: 2013 Fortress Investment Group: 75
The Lace Guild is a registered charity, accredited museum and educational organisation based in the UK for lacemakers and those interested in lacemaking. Its aims are to provide information about the craft of lacemaking, its history and use, to promote a high standard of lacemaking, and to encourage the design, development and professional presentation of lace. [1]
Founded in 1894 in Zlín, Moravia, by Tomáš Baťa, Bata opened a factory at East Tilbury in Essex with an attached workers town in 1932. Bata opened shops across the UK but grew largely after the Second World War when "British Bata" was born. [121] Bata started closing their UK retail operations in the 1980s. Bay Trading Company
Grace Davies (born 1 February 1997) is an English singer-songwriter. She is an independent artist, previously signed to SYCO Music (Sony) before the label's demise in 2020. She is an independent artist, previously signed to SYCO Music (Sony) before the label's demise in 2020.
Grace Margaret Beverley is an English entrepreneur, influencer, and podcaster. [1] She is the founder of TALA, Shreddy and The Productivity Method. [ 2 ] Formerly known online by her moniker GraceFitUK , Beverley founded TALA and Shreddy whilst studying music at St Peter's College, Oxford .
Broadway in the Lace Market. The Lace Market is a historic quarter-mile square area in the centre of Nottingham, England. It was the centre of the world's lace industry during the British Empire and is now a protected heritage area. It was an area of salesrooms and warehouses for storing, displaying and selling
Grace Barker [3] (born 20 February 1998, Brighton), known professionally as Gracey (stylised in all caps), [4] is an English singer who made her breakthrough in 2020 when she collaborated with 220 KID on the BRIT nominated [5] single "Don't Need Love". [6] The song reached a peak of number 9 for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart. [7] [8]
Grace Elisabeth Lavery is an associate professor of English critical theory and gender and women's studies at UC Berkeley, whose research focuses on the history of language and aestheticism in 19th century Victorian English society, along with topics involving the language and literature of sexuality and gender.