Shoefayre
1973 'Multiple footwear retailers specialising in value for money merchandise with particular emphasis on Ladies' fashion shoes.'[1]
1983 'A merger between Shoe-fayre the Wigston-based footwear retailers who are owned by the Co-operative Wholesale Society and the CWS footwear retailing interests is under discussion Shoefayre employ about people 100 them in Wigston....The 145 shops currently run by Shoefayre would continue to operate under that name following the merger'[2]
2002 'With nearly 300+ outlets'[3]
2007 Acquired by Shoe Zone which was owned (majority share) by the CWS