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Founded as a men's clothing manufacturer in 1985, the business was purchased by Inditex Group in 1991, who expanded the range to women's clothing in 1992. The first UK Shop was opened on Regent Street, London in 2003. [48] Matalan
David Evans (department store) David Morgan (department store) David Sands; Edwin Davis Company; Dawn Til Dusk; Debenhams; Joseph Della Porta; Derann; Derry & Toms; Dickins & Jones; Dillons the Bookstore; Dingles (department store) The Discovery Store; Dixons Retail; Do It All; Doggarts; Dolcis Shoes; Ducker & Son; Dunn & Co.
The business was created in 1936 by John Sofio, who modelled the business on the US company Lerner Brothers. [1] The company was bankrupt by 1941 and was purchased by Charles Clore for £45,000, [1] who subsequently expanded the business before selling it on for £800,000 [1] in 1949 [2] to United Drapery Stores.
The business went into administration in 1993. Hourstons in Ayr and Bairds in Hamilton were bought by Jebrell family, while Mackay Stores bought the Banff store. 7 1993 [53] Macowards Cardiff: Founded by Maurice Lermon in 1937 to buy the businesses of Lermons of Cardiff, Macowards of Swansea and G W Davies of Bargoed.
Burton is a British online clothing retailer, former high street retailer and clothing manufacturer, specialising in men's clothing and footwear. The company was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but became a trading name of Arcadia Group Brands Ltd, part of the Arcadia Group.
TM Lewin shop in Jermyn Street. T. M. Lewin Shirtmaker, [1] commonly known as TM Lewin, is a British online menswear retailer. It was started in 1898 by Thomas Mayes Lewin who opened his first shop on London's Panton Street and later moved to Jermyn Street, renowned as a base for formal shirts. TM Lewin started out making shirts but later ...
There are examples of the company converting various non-retail premises into stores. In June 1984, a store was opened in what was previously the Empire Cinema in Whitby. [39] In the same year, the former Bower's restaurant in Malton was converted to a Boyes store. [40] A store in Brigg opened in what was the Brown & Co auction rooms in October ...
In October 2002, the Moores family sold the shopping and catalogue business to David and Frederick Barclay for £750 million. [1] In 2004 Littlewoods was merged with Kays Catalogues to create the Littlewoods Shop Direct Group (now The Very Group). The amalgamation of the two businesses led to the closure of many of both brands' distribution ...