T J Hughes

T J Hughes

Infobox_Company
company_name = T J Hughes
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1912
location = Liverpool
locations = 50
industry = Retail
revenue = increase£214.5 million (2006)
operating_income =
net_income = increase£12 million (2006) [http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=5&compID=1691&yr=2007 T J Hughes financial figures and facts - FastTrack] ]
owner = PPM Capital
num_employees = 1725 (2006)
homepage = http://www.tjhughes.co.uk

T J Hughes is a discount department store company founded in 1912 in Liverpool, England. The company has fifty department stores in the United Kingdom. T J Hughes specializes in home and fashion, fragrance and cosmetics. [ [http://www.tjhughes.co.uk//mall/infopageviewer.cfm/tjhughes/AboutUs TJ Hughes About Us] ]

Today, T J Hughes trades from convert|1800000|sqft|m2 of retail space with 50 department stores nationwide.Fact|date=February 2008 The stores are located across the UK from Eastbourne in the South to Dundee in the North.Fact|date=February 2008

History

The company floated on the Stock Exchange in 1992, and was acquired by JJB Sports in 2000 ahead of a £56m buyout backed by PPM Capital in 2002. Fergus Patterson is the Retail Operations Director (ex Barclays, WHSmith and the Burton Group), Muriel Stirling, Marketing Director (WHSmith, IMP, Whitbread and Gillette), and Clare Quinn, HR Director (ex Royal Doulton and Matalan). They join with Richard Foggin, Property Director and Chris McKeown Logistics Director to make up the new Management Executive.

ales strategy

T J Hughes have recently launched an innovativeFact|date=September 2007 advertising campaign, featuring relatives of famous celebrities.

They used Manchester United superstar Wayne Rooney's brother (Graham Rooney) as part of an advertising campaign.

Financial success

T J Hughes have seen profits soar almost 50% a year, from £3.6m in 2003, increasing to £7.9m in 2004 [http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=6&compID=1691&yr=2007 T J Hughes at Buyout Track] ] with an impressive jump to £12m in 2006. [http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack2002/migration/dbDetails.asp?siteID=2&compID=1691&yr=2007 T J Hughes at Profit Track] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.tjhughes.co.uk T J Hughes Official Site]


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