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1984 Renamed '''Greenfield Blacks''' plc | 1984 Renamed '''Greenfield Blacks''' plc | ||
1986 Acquired by [[Sears]] 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> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 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]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Companies house filings