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London-centric Dutch discount shop that started in Amsterdam in 1926: House of Holland c.1980s South of England-based discount department store went into administration late 80s: Hypervalue: 1980 2009 Hilco: Discount chain mainly located in South Wales, but had shops as afar as Southampton, bought by Hilco in 2006 before going into administration
Founded by Henry Cohen, he opened Smart Outfitting Company in 1910, before turning down a chance to join Marks & Spencer, opening Henry's Stores in Market Street, Manchester. The business was a discount department store, and grew to further branches, including Birmingham and Stockport. Stores were purchased in 1968 by British Home Stores. 11 1968
Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom. As of May 2024, there are 17 supermarket chains currently operating in the United Kingdom. The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – who made up over three quarters of sector market share in 2010.
Richman Brothers. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Books-A-Million - 2nd & Charles. Borders Books and Music - closed all locations in 2011. Brentano's - closed all locations in 2011. Crown Books - closed all locations in 2001. Deseret Book - also operates Seagull Book. Encore Books - defunct 1999. Family Christian Stores - closed all locations in 2017. Follett's.
Tesco's South Korean discount store chain, Home Plus, currently has 66 outlets. [147] [148] In September 2015 the company was sold to MBK Partners , a South Korean buyout firm, which partnered with a Canadian pension fund and Singapore's Temasek Holdings in a transaction worth 4.2 billion pounds.
Blakemore Retail. 1917. Privately owned. UK's largest family owned operator of convenience shops; operate as a member of Spar UK. Took on a number of My Local shops after the collapse of the chain. Budgens. 1872. Tesco ( Booker Group ) Symbol group in England and Wales founded in 1872.
Fine Fare was a chain of supermarkets which operated in the United Kingdom from 1951 until 1988. During the 1960s the company was the largest operator of supermarkets in Europe. Their Yellow Pack budget own-label range, introduced in 1980, was the first own brand basic range to be introduced in the UK and in 1983 it was the first British ...