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 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 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.

Holland and Barrett

From Graces Guide
November 1990.

Holland & Barrett (H&B) is a multinational chain of health food shops with over 1,300 stores in 16 countries,

1870 Company formed by Alfred Slapps Barrett and Major William Holland, who bought a grocery store in Bishop's Stortford, selling groceries and clothing.

They developed their business into two shops – a grocery store and a clothing store

1970 Booker acquired Holland & Barrett, also acquiring Heath & Heather stores which they later renamed Holland & Barrett.

1992 Lloyds Pharmacy purchased Holland & Barrett

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