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The name was first used in 1983 to re-brand the Marley Homecare chain. | The ''Payless'' name was first used in 1983 to re-brand the [[Marley|Marley Homecare]] chain. | ||
1986 [[Ward White]] acquired the '''Payless DIY''' chain<ref>The Times Mar. 8, 1986</ref> | |||
1989 [[Boots Co|Boots]] acquired Ward White<ref>The Times Aug. 21, 1989 </ref> | |||
1990 '''Payless DIY''' and [[W. H. Smith and Son|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. Formation of '''Do It All (Holdings)''' | |||
1996 '''Boots''' acquired the shares in the JV that were owned by W H Smith and so '''Do It All (Holdings)''' became a subsidiary of the Boots company | |||
1998 '''Do It All (Holdings)''' was acquired by the Focus Retail Group and the name of the group was changed to '''Focus Do It All''' which later became [[Focus DIY]]. | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payless_DIY Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payless_DIY Wikipedia] | ||
* Companies House filings | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 24 September 2021
The Payless 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. Formation of Do It All (Holdings)
1996 Boots acquired the shares in the JV that were owned by W H Smith and so Do It All (Holdings) became a subsidiary of the Boots company
1998 Do It All (Holdings) was acquired by the Focus Retail Group and the name of the group was changed to Focus Do It All which later became Focus DIY.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia
- Companies House filings