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Clothing retailer: "The Store for all seasons"
Clothing retailer: "The Store for all seasons"


1970 Started trading
1957 Milletts (Hounslow) Ltd was incorporated.


1970 After 8 months trading, offered shares to the public<ref>The Times  Oct. 23, 1970</ref>
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<ref>The Times  Oct. 23, 1970</ref>


1971 Store in Oxford Street, London, and new stores in Southend and Basingstoke<ref>The Times Feb. 23, 1971</ref>
1971 Store in Oxford Street, London, and new stores in Southend and Basingstoke<ref>The Times Feb. 23, 1971</ref>
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1978 Planned to have 60 branches by the end of 1979<ref>The Times Sept. 11, 1978</ref>
1978 Planned to have 60 branches by the end of 1979<ref>The Times Sept. 11, 1978</ref>


1979 Name changed to '''Greenfields Leisure''' Ltd
1984 Renamed '''Greenfield Blacks''' plc


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 10:29, 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 Renamed Greenfield Blacks plc

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Oct. 23, 1970
  2. The Times Feb. 23, 1971
  3. The Times June 21, 1978
  4. The Times Sept. 11, 1978