Greenfield Milletts
Clothing retailer: "The Store for all seasons"
1957 Milletts (Hounslow) Ltd was incorporated.
1958 Renamed Milletts (Western) Ltd.
at some point name changed again
1970 Greenfield Milletts started trading
1970 After 8 months trading, Greenfield Milletts offered shares to the public[1]
1971 Store in Oxford Street, London, and new stores in Southend and Basingstoke[2]
By 1978 had a wholesale division: I. and M. Steiner. Two new warehouses opened in preparation for further expansion.[3]
1978 Planned to have 60 branches by the end of 1979[4]
1979 Name changed to Greenfields Leisure Ltd
1984 Acquired BCL Holdings, parent company of Blacks Camping and Leisure[5]
1984 Renamed Greenfield Blacks plc
1985 Renamed Blacks Leisure Group; tried to raise further funds but this was not successful. [6]
1986 Acquired by Sears plc[7]. Became part of Millets Leisure.
By 1996 Millets Leisure operated 163 stores throughout Britain. Management buyout of Millets Leisure from Sears.
1996 March: Acquired by Millets of Northampton[8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Companies house filings