What is the oldest department store in the UK?
Bainbridge (now John Lewis) in Newcastle upon Tyne, is the world’s oldest Department Store. It is still known to many of its customers as Bainbridge, despite the recent name change to ‘John Lewis’.
Which shop closed in 2009?
The last branches of Woolworths closed a decade ago today. As the shutters clanged down on the chain’s final 199 shopfronts in market towns across the British Isles on 6 January 2009, a little piece of UK high street history passed away.
When did Athena close down?
September 2014
Eventually the chain was sold off by E&O in 1977 to the Pentos Group before Athena went into administration when it failed in 1995. The profitable stores were reopened by its former franchisees but the last of these shops in Exeter, Devon ceased trading in September 2014, bringing its high street era to an end.
Does Kwik Save still exist?
Kwik Save is a British convenience store chain that was founded in the United Kingdom. It went into administration on 6 July 2007, and closed most of its shops across the United Kingdom, with the remaining 56 being sold to a new company, FreshXpress, which itself went into administration in March 2008.
Does Dickens and Jones still exist?
Dickins & Jones is to close its famous store in London’s Regent Street with the loss of up to 500 posts as parent group House of Fraser cuts costs in the face of a steep retail downturn.
Is Harrods bigger than Selfridges?
Selfridges. Founded in 1909 by American Harry Gordon Selfridge, Selfridges takes up a whole block on London’s Oxford Street, one of the city’s top shopping thoroughfares. It’s only second in size to Harrods.
Does Tie Rack still exist?
Tie Rack, the loss-making international accessories chain, has begun a nationwide closing down sale across its remaining 44 UK stores. The chain, which epitomised Eighties entrepreneurialism, grew to 450 stores globally at its height in 1998, but now has just 82.
What are some of the high street stores that have disappeared?
The futures of Austin Reed and British Home Stores are under threat. But what other well-known High Street stores have disappeared over the last 40 years? It’s 1976 and you’re out shopping. If you want to buy a record or some sweets, try Woolworths. Shoes? Have a look in Freeman, Hardy and Willis.
When did last lewiss department store close in UK?
The retailer struggled in the lead-up to and after its 1991 administration, and after the closure of its Manchester store in 2002, the flagship Liverpool site the last Lewis’s standing. Lewis’s in Liverpool eventually shut down in 2010, closing the department store’s 154-year history in UK retail.
When was the first C and a store in the UK?
C&A Founded in 1841 by German-Dutch brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer, C&A stores were once a major presence in town centres throughout the UK. It opened its first British store in 1922 and closed down all 113 sites in the country in 2000, resulting in the loss of 4800 jobs.
Who is the fourth largest retailer in the UK?
George (named after designer George Davies) clothing was launched in 1989 replacing former Asdale and Asda ranges. Mintel estimate that George is the fourth largest retailer of clothing in the United Kingdom, after Marks & Spencer, the Arcadia Group and Next.