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1993 '''Do It All''' implemented Project Focus | 1993 '''Do It All''' implemented Project Focus | ||
1996 Boots acquired the shares owned by W H Smith and so Do It All (Holdings) became a subsidiary of that company | 1996 Boots acquired the shares owned by W H Smith and so '''Do It All (Holdings)''' became a subsidiary of that company | ||
By 1998 '''Do It All (Holdings)''' was owned by the Focus Retail Group and the name of the group was changed to '''Focus Do It All'''. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 24 September 2021
The name was first used in 1983 to re-brand the Marley Homecare chain.
1986 Ward White acquired the Payless DIY chain[1]
1989 Boots acquired Ward White[2]
1990 Payless DIY and W H Smith Do It All were merged and became Do It All Ltd, a joint venture of Boots and W H Smith.
1993 Do It All implemented Project Focus
1996 Boots acquired the shares owned by W H Smith and so Do It All (Holdings) became a subsidiary of that company
By 1998 Do It All (Holdings) was owned by the Focus Retail Group and the name of the group was changed to Focus Do It All.
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