what chain of British department stores was built in 1961?
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Alhambra, Blackpool The Alhambra was an entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, from 1899–1903. A financial disaster, the building was bought by the Blackpool Tower Company and reopened in 1904 as the Palace. The building was demolished in 1961 to make way for Lewis's department store.
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Lewis's Lewis's was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The parent companies of Lewis's have gone into administration many times over the years, including 1991. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became the flagship of the chain of stores operating under the Lewis's name. Several stores in the chain were bought in 1991 by the company Owen Owen and continued to operate under the Lewis's brand name for several years, but after the closure of the Manchester store in 2002, only the original Liverpool store continued to trade under the Lewis's name. This store was sold in 2007 to the Vergo Retail Ltd and closed in 2010.
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Jolly &amp; Son Jolly & Son was a small department store chain based in Kent and the West Country. The Jolly's brand has recently been revived by House of Fraser at its store in Bath, Somerset.
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Naval Stores Department (Royal Navy) The Naval Stores Department also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Stores was the British Admiralty department responsible for managing and maintaining naval stores and the issuing of materials at naval dockyards and establishments for the building, fitting and repairing of Royal Navy warships from 1869 to 1966,
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Pep&amp;Co Pep&Co is a British discount fashion retail chain, owned by the South African company Pepkor and based in Watford, United Kingdom.
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Curzon Mayfair Cinema The Curzon Mayfair Cinema is a Grade II listed building at 37–38 Curzon Street, London W1, built in 1963–66 by H. G. Hammond for Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners, architects.
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Royal Victoria Place Royal Victoria Place (RVP) is a mostly covered shopping centre located in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The centre features a 3 floor Fenwick's department store, a 2 floor Marks and Spencer, a 2 floor Bhs, a 2 floor Boots and around 110 other stores, as well as a community centre (the Camden Centre) managed by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
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Plummer Roddis Plummer Roddis was a chain of department store based in the South of England which was acquired by Debenhams.
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D H Evans D H Evans was a department store located in Oxford Street, London before becoming part of House of Fraser. The store was rebranded as House of Fraser in 2001.
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B. Altman and Company B. Altman and Company was a luxury department store and chain, founded in 1865 in New York City, New York, by Benjamin Altman. It had its flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan from 1906 until the company closed on its flagship store on Fifth Avenue at the end of 1989. Branch stores were all shuttered by the end of January, 1990.
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Anchor Brewery The Anchor Brewery was a brewery in Southwark, London, England. Established in 1616, by the early nineteenth century it was the largest brewery in the world. From 1781 it was operated by Barclay Perkins & Co, who merged with Courage in 1955. The brewery was demolished in 1981.
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Doggarts Doggarts were a chain of department stores based in the North East of England, with their base being in Bishop Auckland.
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Paris Decorators Corporation The Paris Decorators Corporation was founded in 1911 and operated a chain of nine furnishing stores in the metropolitan New York City area. The business specialized in curtains, interior decoration products, draperies, and furniture. It was based in Newark, New Jersey but maintained its general office and factory at 28 West 23rd Street. Among its principal competitors in the 1930s retail business was Mrs. Dodd, Inc., located in Manhattan.
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Reiss (brand) Reiss ( ) is a UK-based fashion brand and retail store chain owned and run by the founder, David Reiss. The brand produces men's and women's clothing. It has 160 stores in 15 countries.
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Mark Fenwick Mark Anthony Fenwick (born May 1948) is a British businessman, the fifth generation of his family to run the Fenwick department store chain founded in 1882.
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Cards Galore Cards Galore is a British chain of greeting card stores, with over 50 stores in the UK.
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Daniel (department store) Daniel is an English department store chain and Royal Warrant holder, with its flagship store situated in central Windsor. It was established in 1901 by Walter James Daniel, and is privately owned.
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William Whiteley Limited William Whiteley Limited was a large British retail company founded by William Whiteley in 1863. The business grew to include four department stores and a warehouse removals business.
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Harveys Furniture Harveys Furniture is a British retail chain, specialising in living room and dining room furniture, with over 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom.
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Barker's Discount Department Stores Barkers Discount Department Stores was a chain of discount department stores founded in May, 1957 by Irving Barker. As one of the first hard goods discounters, and with creative promotions, the initial store, in Orange, Connecticut, grew quickly with a wide variety of products for the home arranged in a supermarket style. This success spawned a second 40,000 sq. ft. location in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1960. The company was sold to Franklin Stores Corporation in 1961, and then grew quickly throughout the Northeast and South Central United States, the Caribbean, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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Oddbins Oddbins is a United Kingdom-based wine and alcohol retail chain, established in 1963 by Ahmed Pochee.
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Browns (fashion boutique) Browns is a fashion boutique based in London, England. It was founded by Joan Burstein and husband Sidney in 1970. The flagship store is on London's South Molton Street. In 2015, Browns was acquired by London online fashion company Farfetch to develop and test new retail and omni-channel strategies.