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The name was first used in 1983 to re-brand the [[Marley|Marley Homecare]] chain. | The 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> | 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> | 1989 [[Boots Co|Boots]] acquired Ward White<ref>The Times Aug. 21, 1989 </ref> |
Revision as of 10:36, 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
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.
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Sources of Information
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