Difference between revisions of "Great Universal Stores"
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1917 Incorporated as a Limited Company | 1917 Incorporated as a Limited Company | ||
1945 Acquired [[Tyne Plywood Works]].<ref>The Times, | 1945 Acquired [[Tyne Plywood Works]]<ref>The Times, Sep 24, 1945</ref> and [[British and Colonial Furniture Co]].<ref>The Times, Oct 3, 1945</ref> | ||
1952 Acquired a large interest in [[Lotus (Shoemakers)]] and later a further holding was bought by the Wolfson Foundation<ref>The Times, Feb 03, 1970</ref> | 1952 Acquired a large interest in [[Lotus (Shoemakers)]] and later a further holding was bought by the Wolfson Foundation<ref>The Times, Feb 03, 1970</ref> |
Revision as of 22:32, 2 January 2020
of Devonshire Street, Manchester.
1917 Incorporated as a Limited Company
1945 Acquired Tyne Plywood Works[1] and British and Colonial Furniture Co.[2]
1952 Acquired a large interest in Lotus (Shoemakers) and later a further holding was bought by the Wolfson Foundation[3]
1963 Acquired S. Miller (Manchester), owner of Chorlton Warehouses mail order business.[4]
1972 the holding in Lotus was sold
1972 Acquired A. and S. Henry and Co.