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Simpsons building, north-west corner of Yonge and Richmond streets, between 1978 and 1980. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 304, Item 6. For 130 years – ever since Simpsons reopened in January 1896 following a fire that destroyed a short-lived incarnation of their department store that lasted less than a year – … Continue reading "Goodbye, Queen Street Hudson’s Bay"| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
In 1927 Hugh Fraser II, the head of Fraser, Sons & Co. Ltd., died, leaving the established family business in Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, Glasgow, in the hands of his entrepreneurial son…| Building Our Past
Beales, Bournemouth (© Ron Baxter) Introduction The impending closure of Beales in Poole – the last store to bear that well-known name – offers an opportunity to reflect upon the history of this im…| Building Our Past
Debenhams, Winchester (© K. Morrison). In 1823 the drapers Clark & Debenham of Cavendish House, Wigmore Street, London, opened a branch in Cheltenham. This precocious move did not trigger the b…| Building Our Past
The John Lewis Partnership currently (2025) operates 36 stores in the UK, mainly in England. Many of these stores occupy sleek modern buildings in shopping centres or retail parks, in marginal positions with ample parking. A dwindling minority still occupy … Continue reading →| Building Our Past
