Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Allied Carpet Stores

From Graces Guide

1969 Acquired surplus stock from the failure of Cyril Lord Carpets, giving that new enterprise an edge on its competitors in London[1]

1971 Public company, shares traded on the Stock Exchange

1973 Acquired a majority of Williams Furniture

c.1975 Name of the group changed to Allied Retailers Ltd; Allied Carpet Stores was the name used for the operating companies.

Incorporated in Asda

presumably bought out of Asda

1989 Name changed to Allied Maple Properties Ltd

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Nov. 29, 1971