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Dawn Til Dusk
Dawn Til Dusk was an English chain of 90 convenience stores located throughout the North of England. It was founded in 1986, and based in City of Sunderland, Sunderland, Liverpool and Manchester.The Independent (London) June 12, 1999, Saturday DAWN TIL DUSK SHOPS FALL VICTIM TO BOOTLEGGING BOOM BYLINE: Andrew Verity SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. 21 The chain went into receivership in 1999. The chain blamed its closure on the Rum-running, bootlegging alcohol and cigarettes trade. Many outlets were taken over by Heron Foods and One Stop. History It listed on Alternative Investment Market, AIM in November 1996.Investors Chronicle August 8, 1997 Analysis: Dawn Til Dusk - Dawning ambitions SECTION: Pg. 65 In August 1997 it acquired the Sunderland-based Milbank chain, doubling its number of stores to 80, and bringing it into the North East of England. References {{Authority control 1986 establishments in the United Kingdom 1986 establishments in England Retail companies establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Limited Company
A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland. It is a limited liability company whose shares may be freely sold and traded to the public (although a PLC may also be privately held, often by another PLC), with a minimum share capital of £50,000 and usually with the letters PLC after its name. Similar companies in the United States are called ''publicly traded companies''. Public limited companies will also have a separate legal identity. A PLC can be either an unlisted or listed company on the stock exchanges. In the United Kingdom, a public limited company usually must include the words "public limited company" or the abbreviation "PLC" or "plc" at the end and as part of the legal company name. Welsh companies may instead choose to end their names with , an abbreviation for '. However, some public limited companies (mostly nationalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |