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 173,102 pages of information and 249,768 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.

Martin McColl

From Graces Guide

1986 The 1,100-strong CTN chain includes Martins, Lavells, McColls and Lewis Meeson (there are also 100 Gordon Drummond pharmacy retailers, outside the book trade scope). The CTN chain is now to be called Martin McColl, and the names of Lavell and ...[1]

1987 Guinness sold its retail businesses.

1988 The new owners (of Martin Retail Group) have moved rapidly, and in mid-February are expected to reveal their plans to redesign many of the shops and give them the name Martin McColl.[2]

1989 One of a group of companies registered in Brentwood that were wound up voluntarily on the same date.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. Bookseller 21 June 1986
  2. Bookseller 22 January 1988
  3. London Gazette 12 May 1989