Stores

Wilkinson is a British high street household and homewares chain store with over 365 stores in the United Kingdom. The business was started in 1930 by James Kemsey Wilkinson and went under the name of Wilkinson Cash Stores. Since its founding, the business has remained under the control of the founding family and when James […]

WH Smith plc is a British chain high street retailer with stores in airports, railway stations, hospitals, service stations and motorways, dealing in books, magazines, newspapers, stationery, and entertainment products. The company’s headquarters is based in Swindon, Wiltshire and the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and on the FTSE 250 Index. WH […]

TK Maxx was launched in 1994, introducing off-price retailing to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Currently, TK Maxx is the only brick-and-mortar, an off-price retailer in the United Kingdom dealing in apparel and home fashions.  TK Maxx is part of the TJX Companies, Inc. that was started back in 1919 by two brothers Max and […]

Matalan is one of the leading clothing and homeware retailers in the United Kingdom. The retailer offers quality fashion up to half the equivalent high street price. Based in Skelmersdale, Matalan is a British homeware and fashion retailer, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. It is a privately held company with Jason Hargreaves being the […]

Founded in 1972 in the UK by Travis Perkins, Wickes is a DIY retailer with over 200 stores located around the country. Wickes specialises in materials and supplies for homeowners and those in the building trade. The business also sells kitchen and bathroom products. Being a leader in the DIY market, Wickes has an extensive […]

B&M Retail, also known as B&M Bargains and B&M Homestore was founded in 1978 and is currently one of the leading variety retailers in the UK. The first B&M retail outlet was opened in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1978 and has since grown to 380 high street and out-of-town stores across the United Kingdom. The company […]

House of Fraser was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 and is a British department store group with more than 60 stores located in the United Kingdom and Ireland. At the time of its opening the store was called Arthur and Fraser, but by 1891 the store was called Fraser & Sons. The company grew […]

Selfridges or Selfridges & Co. is a British high-end department store chain. The business was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridges in 1909 and the flagship store on London’s Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the United Kingdom. Harry Gordon Selfridges’ relentless, ground-breaking marketing is visible in the Oxford Street store. He went to […]

Harvey Nichols is a British luxury department store chain that was founded in 1831. The store sells top class fashion collections for men and women, beauty products, fashion accessories, wine, and food. Benjamin Harvey started the business as a linen shop at the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street in London, and by 1835 the […]

Fenwick is a British chain of department stores that was founded in 1882 by John James Fenwick in Newcastle. It is a private company that has been under the Fenwick family since its beginning in 1882. The first Fenwick store was opened in 1882 and sold dresses, mantles, silk goods, trimmings, and fabrics. The business […]

Currys is a British electrical retailer based in the United Kingdom and owned by Dixons Retail. The company specializes in selling household appliances and home electronics. The company has 295 superstores and 73 high street stores. Currys was founded by Henry Curry in 1884 when he was building bicycles in his backyard. The first shop […]

Halfords is British automotive parts, camping and touring retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The business was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke in 1892 in Birmingham as a wholesale ironmongery. Ten years later Rushbrooke moved to a store on Halford Street in Leicester to start selling cycling goods, and the store got its name […]