Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,720 pages of information and 247,131 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Food supermarkets (1951-1988)

1951 Commenced as a single supermarket and part of a department store (owned by Howardsgate Holdings) in Welwyn Garden City

1962 Owned more than 200 stores

1963 Acquired by Associated British Foods

1964 The MD is J. C. Jones. They have 300 supermarkets.[1]

1967 James Gulliver appointed chairman.

1986 Acquired by Dee Corporation and the stores re-named as Gateway Foodmarkets

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Newcastle Journal - Thursday 31 December 1964