Difference between revisions of "Lavells"
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Sometime between 1951 and 1956 [[Guinness and Co|Arthur Guinness and Son]] acquired the whole of the company<ref>The Times Feb. 3, 1956 </ref> | Sometime between 1951 and 1956 [[Guinness and Co|Arthur Guinness and Son]] acquired the whole of the company<ref>The Times Feb. 3, 1956 </ref> | ||
After the confectionery interests were sold, Lavells was retained by Guinness as part of a short-lived move into convenience retailing | c.1982 After the confectionery interests were sold, Lavells was retained by Guinness as part of a short-lived move into convenience retailing | ||
1987 Guinness sold all of its convenience stores, including [[Lavells]].<ref>The Times Apr. 3, 1987</ref> | 1987 Guinness sold all of its convenience stores, including [[Lavells]].<ref>The Times Apr. 3, 1987</ref> | ||
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Lavells Ltd., Confectionery and tobacco retailer, of Knightsbridge, London
1933 Incorporated as a public company
1948 Had 55 shops, mainly in London and the South of England[1]
1951 Acquired by William Nuttall Ltd[2]
Sometime between 1951 and 1956 Arthur Guinness and Son acquired the whole of the company[3]
c.1982 After the confectionery interests were sold, Lavells was retained by Guinness as part of a short-lived move into convenience retailing
1987 Guinness sold all of its convenience stores, including Lavells.[4]
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