- List of department stores of the United Kingdom
This is a list of
department store s of theUnited Kingdom . In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores.Currently trading
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Allders (Croydon )
*Atkinsons (Sheffield )
* Austins (Derry )
* Austins (Newton Abbot )
* Bairds (Hamilton)
*Banburys (Barnstaple )
*Barbours (Dumfries )
* Barkers (Northallerton )
*J E Beale (Bournemouth and branches) - Group of 11 department stores, mostly trading under the 'Beales' name, including
** Beales (Bournemouth )
**Broadbents & Boothroyds (Southport ) - Formerly Boothroyds.
**Denners (Yeovil )
** Whitakers (Bolton )
* Bennetts (Derby )
*Bhs (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Formerly British Home Stores
*Blands (Wembley )
* Boswells (Oxford )
*Boyes (Scarborough and branches) - Group of 33 stores throughout northern and eastern England.
*Bratts (Nantwich )
* Browns (York andHelmsley )
*Camp Hopson (Newbury)
* Chopes (Bideford )
*Clares (Llandudno )
*Collingwood Batchelor (Horley )
*W J Daniel (Windsor and branches)
*Debenhams (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Occupies the most number of sites of any of the traditional department store groups in the UK. The majority of the original trading names of the stores, in each of their respective locations, were replaced with the 'Debenhams' name during the 1970s. All department stores in the group now trade as 'Debenhams' except Browns inChester . New stores are usually located within wider town and regional shopping centre developments. Stores amalgamated into the group include
**Marshall & Snelgrove (Oxford Street, London )
**Curl Brothers (Norwich )
**Elliston & Cavell (Oxford )
**Griffin & Spalding (Nottingham )
** Edwin Jones (Southampton )
**Kennards (Croydon )
**Pauldens (Sheffield )
** Mathias Robinson (Leeds )
**Spooners (Plymouth )
**Thornton Varley (Hull)
*Dunnes Stores (Bangor and branches)
*Eaden Lilley (Saffron Walden and branches)
*Elliotts (Lymington )
*Elphicks (Farnham)
*Eve & Ranshaw (Louth)
* Fenwick (Newcastle upon Tyne and branches) - Group of 11 stores including
** Fenwick (Newcastle upon Tyne )
**Bentalls (Kingston upon Thames )
**Williams & Griffin (Colchester )
*Facy (Henley-on-Thames )
* Fields (Sidmouth )
*Fishpools (Waltham Cross )
*Fortnum & Mason (Piccadilly , London)
* Goulds (Dorchester)
* Philip Hall (Ripon )
*Harrods (Knightsbridge , London)
*Harvey Nichols (Knightsbridge , London and branches)
* Harveys (Halifax)
*Hatchers (Taunton )
* Hawkins (Hitchin )
*Heal & Son (Tottenham Court Road , London and branches)
* Hoopers (Torquay and branches)
*David Hourston & Sons (Ayr )
*House of Fraser (Glasgow and branches) - The third largest group of traditional department stores in the UK. Each store is being re-branded as 'House of Fraser' following an ongoing programme of refurbishments. Store closures have included Barkers inKensington andDickins & Jones inRegent Street ,London (2006). New stores includeBelfast andHigh Wycombe (2008). The group has stated that the historicJenners name will be retained at stores acquired inScotland in 2005. Stores include
** Frasers (Glasgow ) - Formerly McDonalds, Wylie & Lochhead / McDonalds and Wylie & Lochhead.
**Beatties (Wolverhampton )
**Cavendish House (Cheltenham )
** House of Fraser Birmingham (Birmingham ) - Formerly Rackhams.
** House of Fraser Hull (Hull) - Formerly Hammonds.
** House of Fraser Manchester (Manchester ) - Formerly Kendals / Kendal Milne.
** House of Fraser Oxford Street (Oxford Street, London ) - Formerly D H Evans.
** House of Fraser Plymouth (Plymouth ) - Formerly Dingles.
** Howells (Cardiff ) - Formerly James Howell.
**Jenners (Edinburgh )
*T J Hughes (Liverpool and branches)
*T P Hughes (Tenby )
* Jarrold (Norwich )
* Laughtons (Deal)
* Herbert Lewis (Chepstow )
*John Lewis Partnership (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Operates 26department store s, 184Waitrose supermarkets and 5 Waitrose Food & Home stores. The group is arguably the most respected department store group in the UK. John Lewis is a 'partnership ', operating a unique democratic structure, with every permanent employee retaining a share in the business (held in trust). Nine long-established stores, each trading under their original names, have been re-branded as 'John Lewis' since 2000. Knight & Lee inSouthsea will be re-branded following relocation to new premises. The group has stated that Peter Jones inSloane Square ,London will retain its original name. Department stores include
** John Lewis (Oxford Street ,London )
** Peter Jones (Sloane Square ,London )
** John Lewis Cambridge (Cambridge ) - Formerly Robert Sayle.
** John Lewis Liverpool (Liverpool ) - Formerly George Henry Lee.
**John Lewis Newcastle (Newcastle upon Tyne ) - Formerly Bainbridge.
** John Lewis Norwich (Norwich ) - Formerly Bonds.
** John Lewis Nottingham (Nottingham ) - Formerly Jessop & Son.
** John Lewis Sheffield (Sheffield ) - Formerly Cole Brothers.
** John Lewis Southampton (Southampton ) - Formerly Tyrrell & Green.
** John Lewis Solihull (Solihull )
* Liberty (Regent Street ,London )
* McEwens (Perth)
*Marks & Spencer (Marble Arch ,Oxford Street ,London and branches)
*Matalan (Preston and branches)
*J T Morgan (Swansea )
* Morleys (Brixton and branches) - Group of 5 department stores
** Morleys (Brixton )
**Bodgers (Ilford )
**Elys (Wimbledon)
** James Selby (Holloway)
** Smith Brothers (Tooting )
*Nasons (Canterbury )
* Number 18 (Penrith Co-op) (Penrith)
*Oldrids (Boston)
* Palmers (Great Yarmouth and branches) - Group of 5 department stores including
** Palmers (Great Yarmouth )
** Chadds (Lowestoft )
*Pearsons (Enfield and branches)
*Primark (Reading and branches)
* The Range (Plymouth and branches)
* Roomes (Upminster )
*Rossiters (Paignton ) - closure annouced for January 2009
* Roys (Wroxham and branches)
*Russell & Dorrell (Worcester )
*Trago Mills (Newton Abbot and branches)
*Tudor Williams (New Malden )
*Tyrers (St Helens)
*Selfridges (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Group of 4 department stores
**Selfridges (Oxford Street, London )
** Selfridges Birmingham (Birmingham )
** Selfridges Manchester Exchange Square (Manchester )
** Selfridges Manchester Trafford (Trafford Centre ,Manchester )
*Smith Bradbeer (Romsey )
*J W Stringer (Lytham )
*J R Taylor (St Annes-on-Sea)
*C J Townrow & Sons (Braintree)
*Vergo Retail (Liverpool and branches) - Group of 3 department stores
**Joplings (Sunderland )
**Lewis's (Liverpool )
** Robbs (Hexham )
*Walker & Ling (Weston-super-Mare )
*Watt Brothers (Glasgow )
*Westgate Department Stores (Peterborough and branches) - Group of 28 department stores owned byAnglia Regional Co-operative Society .
* Fred Winter (Stratford upon Avon )
* Woolworths (Liverpool and branches) - Formerly F W Woolworth & Co.
*Wroes (Bude and branches)Defunct department store groups
* Allders Department Stores (
Croydon and branches) - Group went into administration on29 January 2005 . All branches were subsequently sold or closed. The flagship Croydon store is now independently owned and continues to trade asAllders .
* J J Allen (Bournemouth and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
* Army & Navy Stores (Victoria Street,London and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser . Branches inCamberley andChichester continue to trade as Army & Navy.
* Arnotts (Glasgow and branches) - Group created byHouse of Fraser .
*T Baird & Sons (Wishaw and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser and subsequently incorporated into the Arnotts group. The branch in Hamilton is now an independent department store trading as Bairds.
* John Barker & Co (Kensington and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
*Bentalls (Kingston upon Thames and branches) - Group acquired by Fenwick. Stores inKingston upon Thames andBracknell continue to trade as Bentalls.
* H Binns Son & Co (Sunderland and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser . Branches inDarlington andMiddlesbrough continue to trade as Binns.
* Bobby & Co (Margate and branches) - Group acquired byDrapery Trust and amalgamated withDebenhams .
*Brighton Co-operative Society (Brighton and branches)
* Brown Muff (Bradford and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
*C&A (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Closed all UK stores in 2000.
* Chiesmans (Lewisham and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
* E Dingle & Co (Plymouth and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
*Drapery Trust -Holding company of a group of department stores amalgamated withDebenhams .
* Edward Grey (Birmingham and branches) - Group acquired byDebenhams .
*Harrods (Knightsbridge and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser . The flagship Knightsbridge store is now independently owned and continues to trade as Harrods.
* Hide & Co (Kingston upon Thames and branches) - Group acquired byHouse of Fraser .
*Kennards (Croydon and branches) - Group acquired byDrapery Trust and amalgamated withDebenhams .
*Lewis's (Liverpool and branches) - Group went into administration in 1991. A number of stores were subsequently acquired byOwen Owen . The flagship Liverpool store is now owned byVergo Retail and continues to trade as Lewis's.
*Littlewoods (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Closed all stores in 2004.
*Marshall & Snelgrove (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Group merged withDebenhams .
*Merchant Retail Group (Sunderland and branches) - Owner of 6 department stores, 3 of which were sold toOwen Owen .
*Owen Owen (Liverpool and branches) - Group went into administration on28 February 2007 . 3 stores subsequently acquired byVergo Retail .
*Plummer Roddis (Bournemouth and branches) - Group acquired byDebenhams .
* Mathias Robinson (West Hartlepool and branches) - Group acquired byDebenhams .
* Peter Robinson (Oxford Circus ,London and branches) - Group acquired by Burton.
*Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (Woolwich and branches)
*Scottish Drapery Corporation -Holding company acquired byHouse of Fraser .
*Selfridge Provincial Stores (Oxford Street ,London and branches) - Branches acquired byJohn Lewis Partnership in 1940.Selfridges flagship department store was not part of this acquisition and was acquired byLewis's in 1951.
*South Suburban Co-operative Society (Croydon and branches)
* Sunwin House (Bradford and branches) - Department store operations ofUnited Co-operatives . Stores sold toAnglia Regional Co-operative Society andT J Hughes .
*United Drapery Stores -Holding company of a number of businesses including department stores. Department store operations merged to formAllders group.Defunct independent department stores
"These department stores were not amalgamated into any of the businesses listed above:"
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Arberys (Wantage )
* Barrows (Birmingham )
* Edward Bates (Chatham)
*Bearmans (Leytonstone )
*Blacklers (Liverpool )
*Blake & Son (Maidstone ) - Closed 1978.
*Boardmans (Stratford, London )
*Bolingbroke & Wenley (Chelmsford )
*Bourne & Hollingsworth (Oxford Street ,London )
*Braggins (Bedford )
* Brakes (Taunton )
* Carmichaels (Hull)
*Chadds of Hereford (Hereford ) - Closed7 June 2008 after 79 years of trading since 1929.
*Civil Service Supply Association (Strand, London )
* Clements (Watford ) - Closed 2004.
* Walter Cobb (Sydenham )
* Coxs (Burslem)
* Cuffs (Woolwich )
*Evans & Owen (Bath)
* Ben Evans (Swansea )
* Benjamin Beardmore Evans (Kilburn)
* Dan Evans (Barry) - Closed28 January 2006 .
* Edwin Davis (Hull)
*Featherstones (Chatham)
*Gamages (Holborn ,London )
*Glass's (Peterborough )
*Goldbergs (Glasgow )
*Goodbans (Chiswick )
*Gorringes (Buckingham Palace Road,London )
*Grant Brothers (Croydon )
*Hanningtons (Brighton )
*Hill Carter (North Shields )
*Houndsditch Warehouse (Houndsditch ,London )
* V H Jarvis (Aylesbury ) - Closed 1980.
*Jones & Higgins (Peckham )
* B J Jones (Lampeter )
*Keddies (Southend-on-Sea )
*Kirby & Nicholson (York )
*Lack Brothers (Thornton Heath )
*Laurie & McConnal (Cambridge )
*Lidstones (Walthamstow )
* William McIlroy (Reading)
* David Morgan (Cardiff ) - Closed29 January 2005 .
* Henry A Murton (Newcastle upon Tyne )
*Plumptons (Bury St Edmunds )
*Rankins (Chiswick )
* T R Roberts (Stratford, London )
*W J Roberts & Sons (Truro ) - Formerly Bon Marche.
*Matthew Rose & Sons (Hackney)
* Rowntrees (Scarborough)
* Salts (Swadlincote )
*Sheltons (Peterborough )
* James Shoolbred (Tottenham Court Road ,London )
* Sopers (Brighton )
* T B Stephens (Stoke Newington )
* Tarns (Elephant and Castle )
*Vokins (Brighton )
*Wades (Brighton )
* Waltons (Exeter )
* Wards (Cheltenham )
*Webbers ,Oxford
* Whiteheads (Bolton ) - Closed 2001.
*Whiteleys (Bayswater ) - Closed 1981.
* Wickhams (Mile End Road,London )
* G L Wilson (Dundee )
* Woodwards (Leamington Spa )
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