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Chain of 64 convenience shops created by a management buyout of South West Alldays shops: McColl's: Morrisons: Bought in 2022 and converted to the Morrisons Daily format by September 2024. [43] Loco: 2012 The Co-operative Group Symbol group run by Nisa, which had 50 shops nationwide by 2013 [44] Fascia retired and replaced with Nisa Express format.
Record World – company also operated The Record Shops at TSS; was purchased by W.H. Smith after declaring bankruptcy in 1992; rebranded The Wall the following year [151] [152] [153] Sam Goody – most locations converted to FYE, but two locations continued to operate as Sam Goody until they closed in 2025. Saturday Matinee – converted to FYE
By 1980, the business was still in fourth place in market share, though Asda now had a larger share than Fine Fare, and Sainsbury's and Tesco market share had nearly doubled since 1970. [59] To improve their competitiveness in the low price wars, Fine Fare launched Yellow Pack , Britain's supermarket first basic range, which followed the idea ...
Gamble-Skogmo Inc. was an American conglomerate of retail chains and other businesses that was headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.Business operated or franchised by Gamble-Skogmo included Gambles hardware and auto supply stores, Woman's World and Mode O'Day clothing stores, J.M. McDonald department stores, Leath Furniture stores, Tempo and Buckeye Mart Discount Stores, Howard's ...
The late 1970s witnessed the advent of personal electronics that changed entertainment forever. The Sony Walkman TPS-L2, introduced in 1979, is a notable example. Now, it’s fetching upwards of ...
DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe 1970s introduced a plethora of toys that have evolved from childhood playthings to cherished collectibles that defined a generation. From action figures and ...
Turn Back Time – The High Street is a 2010 British reality documentary television series. The show started airing on BBC One on 2 November 2010 and ran for 6 episodes. The series is based and filmed in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, and sees four families experience life on the high street in various eras, namely the Victorian era, Edwardian era, 1930s, Second World War, 1960s and 1970s.
The first shop was 750 sq ft (70 m 2) and used poles, beams, and nets from old tobacco barns, and employed the founders' spouses as staff. [ 1 ] Casual Corner broke tradition with retail conventions of the day, allowing women to physically browse clothing and try on items in fitting rooms, rather than encasing apparel behind glass.