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1979 Name changed to '''Greenfields Leisure''' Ltd | 1979 Name changed to '''Greenfields Leisure''' Ltd | ||
1984 Acquired '''BCL Holdings''', parent company of [[Blacks Camping and Leisure]]<ref>The Times Sept. 27, 1984</ref> | |||
1984 Renamed '''Greenfield Blacks''' plc | 1984 Renamed '''Greenfield Blacks''' plc | ||
1985 Renamed '''Blacks Leisure Group'''; tried to raise further funds but this was not successful. <ref>The Times Oct. 12, 1985</ref> | |||
1986 Acquired by [[Sears]] plc<ref>The Times Aug. 13, 1986</ref>. 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<ref>1996 Annual report</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Retailer ]] | [[Category: Retailer ]] | ||
[[Category: Camping Equipment]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:52, 29 March 2025
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