Drapery Trust
1927 The trust was acquiring control of 17 well-known drapery companies, including Bobby and Co., Jones and Co (Bristol), Plummer Roddis, Selincourt and Sons, and Kennards (1920), also hold substantial interest in a combination of four big Scottish drapery stores.[1]
...BON MARCHE (J. R. Pope and Sons), PLUMMER, RODDIS, Ltd., Brighton, Gloucester, Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Boscombe, ... CURL BROTHERS. Ltd., Norwich. ... combe. Hastings. Southampton, DAWSON BROTHERS (London), Ltd.. Folkestone. . . London. SELINCOURT & SONS. Ltd. London. FRANK...[2]
Associating :— BOBBY & CO., Ltd., Margate, KENNARDS (1926), Ltd., Croydon. Folkestone, Bournemouth, .. MARGARET MARKS, Ltd.,, London. ... ington Spa, Cliftonville, Southport, Eastbourne, Torquay, Exeter, High... MARSHALLS, Ltd., Leeds, Scarborough, Harrogate, York, Sheffield, Bradford...[3] [4]
"... part or total control of the following undertakings Swan and Edgar, Stagg and Russell, Debenham and Freebody, Bobby and Co., Roddis, Marshall and Snelgrove, Selincourt and Bons. This amalgamation has raised rumours of other impending mergers."[5]
1928 The Drapery Trust, which is controlled by Debenham's have made provisional agreement for acquiring control of Drage's Limited, the well-known hire-purchase furnishing concern[6]
1929 November: "Mr. Roome remarked that he had noticed some comment in the Press that the Drapery Trust was not controlled by any one of the Hatry companies. Counsel said he thought it right to say that after Debenham’s Ltd. acquired the controlling..."[7]
1930 The Drapery Trust: Proposed acquisition of a Manchester Business. Mr A. F. Calterall , managing director of Messrs Pauldens , the well-known Manchester drapery firm , announced last night that negotiations were in progress for the acquisition by ...[8]
1933 Considerable disappointment will be caused by the results of the Drapery Trust. In expectation of an improved achievement the preference shares have attracted a great deal of speculative attention...[9]
1934 Debenhams Ltd, Debenhams Securities Ltd and the Drapery Trust agreed to merge[10]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Western Daily Press 03 January 1927
- ↑ Gloucester Journal 01 January 1927
- ↑ Isle of Thanet Gazette 01 January 1927
- ↑ Sunday Mirror 02 January 1927
- ↑ Daily Herald 06 December 1927
- ↑ Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 17 December 1928
- ↑ Belfast News-Letter 29 November 1929
- ↑ The Scotsman 17 January 1930
- ↑ Western Mail 31 August 1933
- ↑ The Times Jan. 11, 1934