This is a list of

department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...

s of the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. 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. The list is broken into "currently trading" (A–Z); "defunct groups" and "defunct" (A–Z).

Currently trading

A–F

G–O

P–Z

Defunct department store groups

Defunct department stores

A

* Adderlys ( Leicester) – based in Market Square; bought by Marshall & Snelgrove 1920s; renamed as Marshall & Snelgrove in 1947. * Adnitt Brothers ( Northampton) – established 1871 in the Drapery; bought by Debenhams in 1952; building rebuilt 1958–62; renamed Debenhams in 1973. * Affleck & Brown (

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

) – bought by Debenhams in the 1950s. * W J Aldiss (

Fakenham Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about north west of Norwich. The town is the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norw ...

) – established 1892; department store closed in 2008; W J Aldiss continue to operate home furnishing stores in Fakenham and

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

* J & R Allan (Edinburgh) – bought by

Scottish Drapery Corporation Scottish Drapery Corporation was a holding company for a group of Scottish department stores and drapers. History In 1926 the Scottish Drapery Corporartion was created to take over the share capital of several Scottish businesses. They were Pett ...

and subsequently acquired by House of Fraser; renamed Arnotts in the 1970s * Peter Allan (Edinburgh) – bought by Fraser, Sons & Co. in 1940; ownership subsequently transferred to House of Fraser in 1947 * Allansons (

Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...

) – established 1860s; bought by Beatties in 1964; renamed Beatties; subsequently acquired by House of Fraser in 2005; renamed House of Fraser * Joshua Thomas Allder (

Catford Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green and Catford South wards. The population of Catford, includ ...

) – established 1877 * Allen's ( South Shields) Opened as a drapers in 1853 by Robert Newland, in 1896 business was acquired by Thomas Allen. Business was sold to Hedley Young & Co in the 1970s. * Allen Anscombe & Sons Ltd ( Harpenden) Opened 1855 by Allen Anscombe. Closed in 1982. * Almstrongs (

Hawick Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one ...

) * Amblers (

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...

) – bought by

Brown Muff ''Brown Muff & Co, was a small chain of department stores based in Yorkshire, England, with its flagship store located in Bradford. It was purchased by House of Fraser in 1977. History Brown Muff & Co were started in 1814 by Elizabeth Brown at ...

in August 1961; subsequently acquired by House of Fraser in 1978; renamed

Rackhams Rackhams was a British department store that opened in Birmingham, England in 1881. The business became part of the Harrods group in 1955, before Harrods was purchased by House of Fraser in 1959. As part of the Harrods grouping in House of Frase ...

* Anderson & McAuley (

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

) Founded in 1861, Closed in 1994. * Anderson's Royal Polytechnic (Glasgow) – established 1837 as Glasgow's first department store. Bought by

Lewis's Lewis's was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The owners of Lewis's have gone into administration many times over the years, including 1991. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became ...

in the 1920s and rebuilt. A new Lewis's department store opened on the site in 1929. Site became a Debenhams. * Arberys (

Wantage Wantage () is a historic market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. Although within the boundaries of the historic county of Berkshire, it has been administered as part of the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire since 1974. T ...

) – established c. 1900; closed 1995 *

Arding & Hobbs Arding & Hobbs is a former department store and Grade II listed building at the junction of Lavender Hill and St John's Road, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Arding & Hobbs was established in 1876. The original building was ...

– established 1876; bought by

United Drapery Stores United Drapery Stores, or UDS, was a British retail group that dominated the British high street from the 1950s to the early 1980s. Early history In 1925, Charterhouse Bank set up Charterhouse Investment Trust. The trust started buying up dep ...

; incorporated into Allders Department Stores in 1961; renamed Allders c. 1999; bought by Debenhams; renamed Debenhams * Arnolds ( Great Yarmouth) – established 1869; bought by Debenhams; renamed Debenhams in 1972; closed in 1985; was located on Junction of Regent Street and King Street * Asplands ( Hackney, London) - based in Ridley Road. Taken over by London Co-operative Society. * Attwoods (

Kidderminster Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...

) – bought by Kay & Co. of

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...

, the catalogue business in the 1950s. * Austins ( Derry) Opened in 1830. Closed in 2016.

B

* William Badcock & Son (

Newton Abbot Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its 2011 population of 24,029 was estimated to reach 26,655 in 2019. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the So ...

) – Bought by E Dingle & Co. in the 1960s; subsequently acquired by House of Fraser in 1971. * Bainbridges ( Lincoln, Lincolnshire) - bought by

Great Universal Stores GUS plc was an FTSE 100 retailing, manufacturing and financial conglomerate based in the United Kingdom. GUS was an abbreviation of Great Universal Stores, the company's name before 2001, while it was also known as the ''Glorious Gussies'' amon ...

in 1949. * Bainbridge & Co. (

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

) – Established 1838. Bought by

John Lewis Partnership The John Lewis Partnership plc (JLP) is a British company which operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose & Partners supermarkets, its banking and financial services, and other retail-related activities. The privately-held pu ...

in 1952; renamed John Lewis in 2002. * Bainbridge Barker ( Darlington) opened 1899. Sold to Matthias Robinson in 1961. * Bairds ( Hamilton) formerly an Arnotts, was sold by House of Fraser in 1989 to a management buyout led by Murdoch McMaster. In 1993 the Jebrell family saved the business from administration but the store went into liquidation in 2014. * Baker, Baker & Co (

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

) – Established in 1840. Purchased by Bell Nicholson & Lunt Group in 1963, the business was sold to

Courtaulds Courtaulds was a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. It was established in 1794 and became the world's leading man-made fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into Courtaulds ...

in 1966 and the retail business was transferred and renamed McIlroys, the groups department store chain. * Baldwins ( Deal) – Succeeded by Laughtons. *

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Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

) – Established 1873; relocated to Attercliffe Road in 1894; rebuilt in 1934. Bought by Hurst & Sandler and subsequently acquired by

; closed in 1980. *

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( Fulham) – Established 1891; closed in the 1980s. * Barlow & Taylor & Co (

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...

) *

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( Finchley Road, London) – Established 1900. Bought by

Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited, part of the Selfridges Group of department stores. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridg ...

in 1919; incorporated into

Selfridge Provincial Stores Selfridge Provincial Stores was a holding company of a group of department stores in the United Kingdom. The company was formed by Selfridge & Co. in 1926 and was active until 1940. History In 1926, financier Jimmy White convinced Harry Gordon ...

in 1926; rebuilt in 1935. Acquired by

in 1940; closed in 1981; building subsequently occupied by

Waitrose Waitrose & Partners (formally Waitrose Limited) is a brand of British supermarkets, founded in 1904 as Waite, Rose & Taylor, later shortened to Waitrose. It was acquired in 1937 by employee-owned retailer John Lewis Partnership, which still se ...

. * Barretts (

Clapham Junction Clapham Junction is an urban locality around Clapham Junction railway station in London, England. Despite its name, it is not located in Clapham, but forms the commercial centre of Battersea. Clapham Junction was a scene of disturbances during ...

) – Bought by

in 1926. * Barretts ( St Neots) – opened 1888; closed 2017. * Barrows (

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...

) * A. Barton & Co. (

Wood Green Wood Green is a suburban district in the borough of London Borough of Haringey, Haringey in London, England. Its postal district is N22, with parts in N8 or N15. The London Plan identifies it as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater Lond ...

) - opened 1907. Became part of Hide & Co. Destroyed by fire in 1968. *

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( Chatham) – established 1869; bought by Bentalls in 1979; renamed Bentalls; closed in the 1980s. * Bearmans (

Leytonstone Leytonstone () is an area in east London, England, north-east of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a local authority district of Greater London. It adjoins Wanstead to the north-east, Forest Gate to the south-east, ...

) * Beavans (

Byker Byker is a district in the east of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne. Home to the Byker Wall estate, made famous by TV series '' Byker Grove'', Byker’s population was recorded at 12,206 in the 2011 census. Byker is borde ...

) – established 1910; bought by

in 1964. * Joseph Beckett & Co. ( Chester) * Bedford Williams (

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...

) based opposite Beatties in Victoria Street before moving to the Mander Centre. * Beehive (

) Located in Albert Street. * Bellmans (

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...

) – Opened in 1920s after Sydney Bellman purchasing the store from Jacomeli family. Closed 1970. Brighton store in London Road demolished and rebuilt as a Fine Fare supermarket. ** Bellmans (Hayward Heath) ** Bellmans (Portslade) ** Bellmans (Hove) ** Bellmans (Lewes) * V H Bennett ( Weymouth) – bought by Debenhams and incorporated into the Plummer Roddis group; renamed Debenhams in 1973 * Isaac Benzie (

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

) – bought by House of Fraser; renamed Arnotts *

Benzie & Miller Benzie & Miller was a small department store chain based in Scotland and became part of House of Fraser in 1958. Early history Benzie & Miller was set up as a department store in 1920 by an amalgamation of business' in Fraserburgh, Scotland. In ...

(

Fraserburgh Fraserburgh (; sco, The Broch or ; gd, A' Bhruaich) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2011 Census at 13,100. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about north of Aberdeen, and north of ...

) opened in 1920 as an amalgamation of separate businesses. Purchased by House of Fraser in 1958. **

( Inverness) formerly Young & Chapman **

( Banff) formerly Rankin & Co **

(

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

) formerly A L Ramsay & Son **

( Elgin) formerly A L Ramsay & Son * Berrills ( Spalding) purchased by Mawer & Collingham in 1935 after death of Albert George Berrill. Closed 1971. * Birkheads (

Walton-on-Thames Walton-on-Thames, locally known as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Walton forms part of the Greater London built-up area, within the KT postcode and is served by a wide ran ...

) – closed in the 1970s * Bishops ( Falkirk) based in Kerse Lane * Blacketts ( Sunderland) ** Blacketts (

Barnard Castle Barnard Castle (, ) is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, Northern England. The town is named after and built around a medieval castle ruin. The town's Bowes Museum's has an 18th-century Silver Swan automato ...

) ** Blacketts ( Bishop Auckland) ** Blacketts ( Stockton-on-Tees) * Blacklers (

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

) * Bladons ( Hull) * J D Blair & Co. (Edinburgh) – bought by

; subsequently acquired by House of Fraser * Blake & Son (

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it wi ...

) – established 1865; bought by

in 1969; closed in 1978 * Blanchards (Infirmary Road,

) – closed c. 1970s. * Blands (

Wembley Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west Londo ...

) – traded from 1911 to 2017 * Blinkhorn & Son (

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

) – bought by

; acquired by

in 1940; closed in 1953 and building sold to F W Woolworth & Co. ** Blinkhorn & Son ( Stroud) – opened as a branch of Blinkhorn & Son of

; acquired by

and subsequently by

; closed in 1953 and premises sold to F W Woolworth & Co. * Blundell Brothers (

Luton Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable a ...

) – Established in 1852 at Market Hill; relocated to the new

Arndale Centre Arndale Centres were the first "American style" malls to be built in the United Kingdom. In total, twenty three Arndales have been built in the United Kingdom, and three in Australia. The first opened in Jarrow, County Durham, in 1961, as a ...

in 1972; bought by

Debenhams Debenhams plc was a British department store chain operating in the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1778 as a single store in London and grew to 178 locations across those countries, also owning the Danish ...

and renamed as such in 1977. ** Blundells ( St Albans) – succeeded Fisk & Son in 1946 as a branch of Blundell Brothers of Luton; closed in 1966; demolished to make way for Heritage Close shopping precinct * John Blundell (

) former Howards store rebranded by UDS. * John Blundell (

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

) on site of former E Brand store (possible rebrand by United Drspery Stores) Opened 1956. Refurbished 1977. * John Blundell (

) * Blyths (

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

) * Boardmans ( Stratford) – bought by

Keddies Keddies was a small chain of department stores in Essex, England, with its flagship store in a prime location in Southend-on-Sea, Southend High Street (originally called the Broadway). The business had a national reputation, being recognised in T ...

in the 1970s; closed in 1984 and building demolished. * Bobby & Co. (

Margate Margate is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay and Westbrook. The town has been a significan ...

) ** Bobby & Co. ( Clifton) – Succeeded John Cordeux & Sons as a branch of Bobby & Co. (

Drapery Trust Drapery Trust was formed in 1925 by Clarence Hatry, a notorious British financier. He had made his fortune in speculating on oil stocks, and had convinced investors to promote department stores and bring them under the management of a retail con ...

) in 1928; closed in 1932 and premises sold to Brights. * Bodgers ( Ilford) – opened 14 June 1890; bought by Morleys in 1959; closed 28 February 2018. * Bolingbroke & Wenley (

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It ...

) – established 1846; department store closed in April 2000 and the building was subsequently demolished. A WH Smith and H&M store opened on the site in 2001; a separate furniture store opened in 1991 on what is now the site of B&Q. This moved in the late 1990s to a site on Parkway previously occupied by Texas Homecare. This store closed in 2006. * Bonanza (Glasgow) * Bonds (

) – moved to current location in 1870; bought by Debenhams in the 1960s; renamed Debenhams in 1973. * Bonds (

) – bought by

in 1982; renamed John Lewis in 2001. *

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( Brixton) – established in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting. The store was the first purpose-built department store in the London. Smith named his department store after the famous Au Bon Marche in Paris. Bought by

in 1926 and subsequently acquired by

in 1940; closed in 1975 *

(

) – established 1889; absorbed by the

in the late 1920s from the Pope family; the business became an important influence in the formation of the modern Debenhams group and was renamed Debenhams in 1971. *

(

) – established 1877 by

; bought by Liverpool Co-Operative Society in the late 1950s before acquisition by

in 1961; incorporated into

George Henry Lee George Henry Lee was a department store located in Liverpool, England, and became part of the John Lewis group. Early history In 1853 George Henry Lee and his brother, Henry Boswell Lee Junior opened a Bonnet warehouse on Basnett Street. The br ...

. *

(

Southsea Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea is not a separate town as all of Portsea Island's s ...

) – established 1927; closed 2009. *

(

Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. T ...

) – established 1878; bought by

in 1946; renamed The Silk Shop; closed in 1953 and premises sold to John Perris of

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

* Boothroyds (

Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England. Southport lies on the Iris ...

) – bought by Broadbents of Southport; acquired by

Owen Owen Owen Owen was a Liverpool-based operator of department stores in the United Kingdom and Canada. Beginning with a drapery shop in Liverpool, a chain of department stores was built up, often by taking over rival retailers. The company remained u ...

and merged with Broadbents to form Broadbents & Boothroyds on the Boothroyds site. * Frederick Boulton (

Cirencester Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...

) – bought by Hide & Co.; subsequently acquired by House of Fraser in 1975; renamed

in 1977; renamed House of Fraser c. 2000 * Boswells of Oxford (

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

) – Established 1738; Closed 2020. * Boulton & Talbot ( Stafford) – Established 1743; later Boultons; succeeded by Brookfields 1865 * Boultons ( Stafford) – formerly Boulton & Talbot; succeeded by Brookfields 1865 * Bourne & Hollingsworth ( Oxford Street, London) – Closed 1983. ** Bourne & Hollingsworth (

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

) – Opened as a branch of Bourne & Hollingsworth of

Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and ...

; sold 1979. * Bournes (

) – Succeeded Bourne & Hollingsworth 1979. * Bow's Emporium (Glasgow) – established 1873 by William Bow. Purchased by Wylie Hill & Co in 1947 * Bradley's Drapery Stores ( Oswestry) became part of Hide & Co. * E Braggins & Sons (

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

) opened by Ezra Braggins in 1885. The family sold the business in 1968 to a local stationery, Lonsdale & Bartholomew who ran the store until 1982, selling the company to Beales. *

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Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...

) * E. Brand & Sons (

) opened 1875 closed 1950s (possibly purchased by United Drapery Stores as became a John Blundell store) * Bratt & Dyke ( Hanley) - Opened 1890; Closed late 1980s ** Bratt & Dyke ( Stafford) * Bratts and Evans ( Northwich) opened 1860. ** Bratt and Evans (

Nantwich Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. ...

) ** Bratt and Evans (

Knutsford Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census was ...

) * Brays ( Malvern) – opened 1895. Closed 2019 * Brice & Sons ( Northampton) – bought by

* Brindleys (

) * Brights ( Bournemouth) – Established 1871. Bought by J J Allen 1960. Acquired by House of Fraser 1969; renamed Dingles 1973; renamed House of Fraser 2000s. ** Brights ( Clifton) – Opened in the former premises of Bobby & Co. as a branch of Brights 1932. Acquired by J J Allen 1960. Subsequently, acquired by House of Fraser 1969; renamed Dingles 1973; closed 1990s. *

Brightwells Brightwells Department Store was started in the 19th century by John Rumbelow Brightwell in Southend-on-Sea High Street as a drapery. This became a department store which was incorporated in 1909 as J.R. Brightwell Ltd. Its direct competitors we ...

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Southend-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered ...

) * Broadbents (

) – bought by

; merged with Boothroyds of Southport to form Broadbents & Boothroyds on the Boothroyds site; Broadbents premises sold * Broadbents & Boothroyds (

) – formed from the merger of Broadbents and Boothroyds, by

, on the Boothroyds site; bought by J E Beale; renamed Beales * Brookfields ( Stafford) – succeeded Boultons; closed 1909 * D G Brown (

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa w ...

) * D M Brown ( Dundee) – bought by

; acquired by House of Fraser; renamed Arnotts 1970s; closed 2002 * J B Brown (Clayton Square,

) – purchased by Canadian and English Stores Ltd in 1962; closed 1970. * Brown & Phillips ( Deal) – established 1938; closed 2003 * John Bryants & Sons ( St Ives) – Established 1887. Bought by Eaden Lilley 2003; renamed Eaden Lilley. Bought from the receiver of Eaden Lilley by C J Townrow & Sons 2009; renamed Townrow. * W J Buckley & Co. (

) – Bought by

and subsequently acquired by the

in 1940. The store was sold to Busbys of Bradford in 1953 who rebranded the store under the Busbys name. Busbys was itself purchased by

in 1958. The store was renamed Debenhams in 1973 and continues to trade from the same site (2019). *

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) – Bought by

. Acquired by

1940; closed 1953; incorporated into Heelas. * Bulloughs ( Carlisle) – bought by Hoopers 2006; renamed Hoopers 2006; closed 2013 * Bunneys (

) Opened in 1881. Bought By Greenwoods of Bradford in 1956 before being demolished. ** Bunneys ( Llandudno) - Mostyn Street *

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) * T Burberry & Sons ( Basingstoke) – also known as The Emporium; succeeded by E Lanham & Son * Burgess (

Tottenham Tottenham () is a town in North London, England, within the London Borough of Haringey. It is located in the ceremonial county of Greater London. Tottenham is centred north-northeast of Charing Cross, bordering Edmonton to the north, Wal ...

) opened 19th century, new building built on the site of Sanchez Almshouses in 1923; closed 1980 replaced by Tottenham Enterprise Centre. * Burgis & Colbourne ( Leamington Spa) – Bought by Army & Navy Stores 1963; renamed Army & Navy 1974. Acquired by House of Fraser 1976; renamed

; renamed House of Fraser c. 2000. * Burnes ( Ilford) – bought by Chiesmans 1959; acquired by House of Fraser 1972; later incorporated into the Army & Navy group * T G Burrell ( Chester) * Joseph Burton (

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

) * Busbys ( Bradford and branches) – Established 1908. Bought by Debenhams 1958; renamed Debenhams 1973; closed 1978. ** Busbys (

Ilkley Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the ...

) ** Busbys (

) * C B Butcher (

Hawkhurst Hawkhurst is village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The village is located close to the border with East Sussex, around south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells and within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Na ...

) * Butlers ( Poole) – became part of the Co-Op * B T Butter (

Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmix ...

) – Bought by James Colmer. Acquired by

1973; renamed Owen Owen. * Butterfield and Massies ( Barnsley) owned by

C

Caleys {{Use dmy dates, date=January 2022 Caleys was a department store in Windsor, Berkshire, England. It opened in the High Street in 1823, when an existing family business transferred from Castle Street, now Castle Hill. For much of the 20th century ...

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Windsor Windsor may refer to: Places Australia * Windsor, New South Wales ** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area * Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland **Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...

) – Established 1810. Bought by

1918. Acquired by

1940; closed 2006. * J T Calvert ( Sunderland) – Bought by Hedley, Swan & Co., owners of Joplings, 1921; Calverts closed and Joplings relocated to the site. * Cammack & Son (

Boston, Lincolnshire Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Boston is north of London, north-east of Peterborough, east of Nottingham, south-east of Lincoln, south-southeast of Hul ...

* Campbell & Booker (

) – Succeeded by Grant Warden. * F Cape & Co. (

) – Established c. 1870; closed 1971. Buildings demolished. Site occupied by Fenwick c. 1978 – c. 1990. * Carltons (

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 ...

) – Succeeded Norman Jones & Co. 1918. Bought by

Hammonds Hammonds LLP, also known as Hammonds Suddards, was an international law firm headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, with offices in Beijing, Berlin, Birmingham, Bradford, Brussels, Hong Kong, Leeds, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and Paris. The f ...

1968; renamed Hammonds on completion of new buIlding 1970. * Carmichaels ( Hull) Closed 1991. * Catesbys ( Tottenham Court Road, London) – Established 1865; incorporated 1910; closed 1958. * Cavendish House ( Cheltenham) opened 1823. Bcsme part of House of Fraser in 1970. * Cawdells (

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

) * Chadds ( Hereford) – Established 1929; closed 7 June 2008. Building now partly occupied by The Entertainer (2014). * Chadds ( Lowestoft) – Established 1907. Bought by Palmers 2004; renamed Palmers 2009. * Chamberlins Sons & Co (

) – Opened in 1815 by Henry Chamberlain. Closed 1950s after being purchased by Marshall & Snelgrove. Was located on corner of Dove Street and Guildhall Hall, now a Tesco Metro. * W & A Chapman (

) – bought by Debenhams; renamed Debenhams * Chart & Lawrence ( Horsham) * Chattels of Dereham (

Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40& ...

) – opened April 2015; closed November 2018; formerly Palmers (1989-2015) / Nicholas Hinde & Sons (1982-1989) / Bonds (1961-1982) / Cluttens * Chirnsides ( Lancaster) * Chopes / W H Chope & Sons (

Bideford Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district. Toponymy In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...

)- opened in 1898 * City Drapery Stores (

) – Established 1884. Succeeded by Webbers 1905. * Civil Service & Professional Supply (Glasgow) * Civil Service Supply Association ( Strand, London) * Edward J Clarke (

) – Bought by McDonalds of Glasgow 1922; renamed McDonalds 1922. Acquired by House of Fraser 1951; later incorporated into the Binns group; renamed Binns. * Thomas Clarkson & Sons (

) – Established 1840. Bought by Army & Navy Stores 1960; renamed Army & Navy 1974. Acquired by House of Fraser 1976; renamed

. * Clements (

) – Established 1898; closed 2004. * Clements & Brown (

) – Bought by James Colmer. Acquired by

1973; renamed Owen Owen. * Clover (

Kirkstall Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. The area sits in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds West parliamentary constituency, represented by Rachel Reeves. T ...

) purchased by Allders * Walter Cobb (

Sydenham Sydenham may refer to: Places Australia * Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney ** Sydenham railway station, Sydney * Sydenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne ** Sydenham railway line, the name of the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne ...

) * Cobb & Son ( Stroud) * Robert Cochran & Son ( Paisley, Renfrewshire) – purchased by House of Fraser 1964, renamed Arnotts in the 1970s. * T B & W Cockayne (

) – Established 1829. Bought by Schofields 1972; renamed Schofields; closed 1982. * Cole Brothers (

) – Bought by

1927. Acquired by

1940; renamed John Lewis 2002. * Colliers Stores (

) – was located in Pembroke Place. *

Colsons Colson's, later Dingle's and House of Fraser, was a department store located in Exeter, Devon, England. Located on the High Street, the store was founded in 1792, expanded after damage in the Second World War. It was later purchased and grouped ...

( Exeter) – Established 1792. Traded as Colson & Spark 1829–1832; Colson & Gates 1870–1889; Colson & Co. 1889–1925. Bought by Brights 1925; renamed Colsons of Exeter 1925. Acquired by J J Allen 1960. Subsequently, acquired by House of Fraser 1969; renamed Dingles 1973; renamed House of Fraser 2000s. * Compton House (

) – Built for retailer J.R.Jeffery in 1865; closed in 1871. Compton House holds a unique international status as a contender for the world's first department store, pre-dating Bon Marche in Paris by some five years. Building converted to a hotel in 1873 and part of the building has been occupied by

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...

since 1928. * Cooks (

Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

) * G R Cooper (

) – bought by Selfridges in 1966. Original store demolished 1973 for new store as part of Westgate development. * Copland & Lye (Glasgow) – established 1873; incorporated 1918; closed 1970; building purchased by House of Fraser 1971 * Robert Corbett & Son (

Portadown Portadown () is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of a ...

) – established 1876; closed 1970s * Corders (Ipswich) – established 1787 Bought by Debenhams; incorporated into Footman Pretty on completion of new building. * Corders (

) * John Cordeux & Sons ( Clifton) – bought by

; incorporated into the Bobby & Co. group 1928; renamed Bobby's 1928; closed 1932 * Cox & Horder ( Falmouth) – bought by E Dingle & Co. 1961 * Cox & Painter (

Great Malvern Great Malvern is an area of the spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill, and i ...

) – established 1833 * James Coxon & Co. (

) – bought by Binns 1929 * Coxs (

Burslem Burslem ( ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. ...

) * Cresta House (

) – opened by Debenhams as a branch of Cresta House in premises previously occupied by the Harrogate branch of Marshall & Snelgrove. Bought by Schofields; renamed Schofields. Acquired by House of Fraser; closed. Building now occupied by Hoopers (2015). * Criddle & Smith (

Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its population was 18,766 in the 2011 census. People of Truro ...

) – bought by E Dingle & Co. 1960s * Peter Crisp (

Rushden Rushden is a market town and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, around east of Northampton. The parish is on the border with Bedfordshire, north of Bedford. The parish of Rushden covers an area of some . The population of Rushde ...

) – established in 1959 Closed in 2009. * Cuffs (

Woolwich Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...

) – established 1891; closed 1975 * Curl Brothers (

) – bought by Debenhams; renamed Debenhams 1973

D

* Dabells (Newport, Isle of Wight) closed 2012. * Dale ( Edmonton Green) – established c. 1880 * Dale & Kerley (

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...

) – bought by John Barker & Co.; acquired by House of Fraser 1957; incorporated into the Army & Navy group c. 1976; renamed Army & Navy c. 1976; closed 1997. Building now occupied by T J Hughes (2015). * Dallas's Colosseum (Glasgow) – succeeded Walter Wilson & Co. 1936; bought by Fraser, Sons & Co. 1942; ownership transferred to House of Fraser 1947 * Dalys (Glasgow) * Darling & Co. (Edinburgh) – purchased by

in 1955. Bought by House of Fraser from

in January 1961; closed. Located at 124-125 Princes Street. * Edwin Davis ( Hull) * Dawson Brothers (

Hoxton Hoxton is an area in the London Borough of Hackney, England. As a part of Shoreditch, it is often considered to be part of the East End – the historic core of wider East London. It was historically in the county of Middlesex until 1889. It li ...

) – bought by

; ownership subsequently transferred to Debenhams; sold Closed. Buildings demolished 1980s. Located at

City Road City Road or The City Road is a road that runs through central London. The northwestern extremity of the road is at Angel where it forms a continuation of Pentonville Road. Pentonville Road itself is the modern name for the eastern part of Lon ...

/ East Road junction. *

Joseph Della Porta Joseph Della Porta was a department store located in The Square, Shrewsbury. History Founder Joseph Della Porta came to England in 1847 from Italy, and by 1857 had opened a small store on Princess Street, Shrewsbury. He expanded the business by ...

( Shrewsbury) – bought by Hide & Co.; acquired by House of Fraser 1975; renamed

1975; renamed House of Fraser 2000s * Denners (

Yeovil Yeovil ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of South Somerset, England. The population of Yeovil at the last census (2011) was 45,784. More recent estimates show a population of 48,564. It is close to Somerset's southern border with ...

) Bought by Beales. * Derrys ( Plymouth) – opened in 1950; bought by Vergo Retail 2009; closed 2010 * Derry & Toms ( Kensington) – bought by John Barker & Co. 1920; acquired by House of Fraser 1957; closed 1973 * Dickson & Benson (

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

) Established 1880, based Linthorpe Road. Burnt down in 1942 in an arsonist attack. * George Dixon & Jameson ( Dorchester) – succeeded

Steele Steele may refer to: Places America * Steele, Alabama, a town * Steele, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Steele, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Steele, Missouri, a city * Lonetree, Montana, a ghost town originally called Steele ...

1889; succeeded by Genge & Co. 1899 *

J L Dixons J L Dixons department store opened in Southend, England, in 1913 and shut its doors in 1973. Background The store was located on the corner of London Road and what was called The Broadway, now known as the High Street with its main competitors ...

(

) * Dobbins (

) * Dodwells ( Cheltenham) * Draffens ( Dundee) – opened 1834 by William Moon and John Langlands; in 1889 business was bought by Coatbridge draper George Draffen and his brother-in-law John Jarvie, with the business known as Draffen & Jarvie, which it continued to be known after Jarvie left the business in 1891. The business renamed to Draffens of Dundee in 1948. In 1960 the company went public and left the Draffen family ownership. Bought by Debenham in 1981. * Drakes ( Cheltenham) * Driscolls (

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th c ...

) – established 1920; succeeded by Stuart Norris * Z Dudley ( Kingsland) – bought by

; closed * T C Dunning & Son (

) – bought by Hide & Co.; acquired by House of Fraser 1975; incorporated into the Army & Navy group c. 1976; renamed Army & Navy c. 1976 * Dusts (

) – bought by Debenhams; incorporated into the Bobby & Co. group

E

* Frank East (

Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated populat ...

) * Eastmonds ( Tiverton) – Bought by Banburys of Barnstaple 1989; renamed Banburys. *

Edmunds Edmunds may refer to: People * Edmunds (given name) * Edmunds (surname) Places * Edmunds Center, an arena in Deland, Florida * Edmunds County, South Dakota Companies * Edmunds (company) Edmunds.com Inc. (stylized as edmunds) is an American ...

( Wood Green, London) * Elliston & Cavell (

) – bought by Debenhams; renamed Debenhams 1972 * Empire Trade Stamp Co. (

) - based 18-23 Howard Street. * Ennals & Co. (

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

) * Esslemont & Macintosh (

) *

Ben Evans Benjamin Ross Evans (born 31 July 1975) is a former international Wales rugby union player. A prop, he has played for Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Calvisano. He has played for Jersey and Moseley RFC. After spending time playing amateur rugby for ...

( Swansea) – Established 1800s; became a subsidiary of Leslie Stores, Cardiff, before Leslirs were purchased by

; closed c. 1950s. * Benjamin Beardmore Evans ( Kilburn) – Established 1897; bought by

Tesco Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...

in 1961; sold to Canadian and English Stores in 1962 for £200,000; closed 1971. ** Benjamin Beardmore Evans ( Holloway) former North London Drapery Stores rebranded by Northgate and English Stores. ** Benjamin Beardmore Evans (

Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and is situated close to the open ...

) formerly London Drapery Stores * Dan Evans ( Barry) – Established 1909; closed 28 January 2006. * David Evans ( Swansea) – Established 1900. Bought by House of Fraser 1977; closed 2005. ** David Evans (

Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to prov ...

) – Opened as a branch of David Evans of Swansea 1961. Acquired by House of Fraser 1977; renamed House of Fraser c. 2008. ** David Evans (

Port Talbot Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south ...

) – opened as a branch of David Evans of Swansea 1948 ** David Evans (

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

) *

D H Evans D H Evans was a department store located in Oxford Street, London, which later became part of House of Fraser. The store was rebranded as House of Fraser in 2001. History D H Evans was opened in 1879 by Dan Harries Evans at 320 Oxford Street. ...

(

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

) – Opened in 1879. Closed 2001 and renamed House of Fraser. * Evans & Davies (

Palmers Green Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in North London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield. It is located within the N13 postcode district, around north of Charing Cross. It is home to the largest population of Greek Cy ...

) – Established 1920; closed 1980. * Evans & Owen ( Bath) – Closed 1974. * Henry Evenden (

) – Succeeded Terry & Evenden. * Alexander Ewing & Co. ( Dundee) – bought by Fraser, Sons & Co. 1941; ownership transferred to House of Fraser 1947

F

* G J Fairhead ( Ilford) – established 1873; closed 2008 * John Falconer & Co. (

) – Bought by

1929. Acquired by House of Fraser 1952; renamed Frasers 1970s; closed 2002. * Fantos (

Deptford Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a Ford (crossing), ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century to the late 19th it was home ...

) * John Farnon (

) – established 1867; bought by United Drapery Stores 1958; closed c. 1995 * Fear Hill (

Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England, on the River Biss in the west of the county. It is near the border with Somerset and lies southeast of Bath, 31 miles (49 km) southwest of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) southeas ...

) – acquired by House of Fraser; renamed Dingles; closed ** Fear Hill (

Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England. The town is built on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, and centres on the River Frome. The town, about south of Bath, is the largest in the Mendip d ...

) ** Fear Hill ( Wells) * Finnigans (

Wilmslow Wilmslow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population was 24,497 at the 2011 Census. History Toponymy Wilmslow derives its name from Old ...

; previously

) – Relocated from Manchester city centre to Wilmslow c. 1960s. Bought by Hoopers 1982; renamed Hoopers 1982. * Frederick Fish & Son (Ipswich) * Fishpools ( Waltham Cross) opened 1899. Now a furniture only store. * W M Fisk & Son ( St Albans) – Established c. 1829–1839. Succeeded by Blundells 1946. * Floyd & Sons ( Minehead) * Footman Pretty (Ipswich) – established 1834; bought by Debenhams; incorporated into Corders and both moved to new Debenhams store built on site of old Footman's store. ** Footman Pretty ( Woodbridge) – opened as a branch of Footman Pretty of Ipswich; bought by Debenhams * Ford's (

Oakham Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west o ...

) – opened 1877 closed 2019 * R W Forsyth (Glasgow) – established 1872; relocated to former Trerons building 1983; building destroyed by fire 1986; closed 1986 ** R W Forsyth (Edinburgh) – opened as a branch of R W Forsyth of Glasgow 1907; closed 1970s; building now occupied by

Topshop TOPSHOP (originally Top Shop) is a British fashion brand for women's clothing, shoes and accessories. It was part of the Arcadia Group, controlled by Sir Philip Green, but went into administration in late 2020 before being purchased by ASOS o ...

(2015) * Fowler & Brock ( South Shields) – bought by Binns 1927; acquired by House of Fraser 1953 * E Francis & Sons ( Leamington Spa) – established 1840; closed 1983 * Frasier's (

) * Clement Freeman & Son (Freemans) (

) - located in Waverly Road. Rebuilt in 1964. Closed 1974. ** Clement Freeman & Son (Freemans) (

) - branch located in County Road. * Frosts (

) opened as a drapers by Thomas Frost during the 1885 in Walton Road. By 1910 the business operated out of all the stores in the block. Around 1918 the new building was constructed to House Frost department store. Building now a Weatherspoons pub.

G

* A W Gamage ( Holborn, London) ** A W Gamage ( Oxford Street, London) – opened as new flagship store of A W Gamage of

Holborn Holborn ( or ) is a district in central London, which covers the south-eastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part ( St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London. The area has its root ...

1930. Closed 8 months later.Lease sold to

C & A C&A is a multinational of retail clothing stores, with European head offices in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and Düsseldorf, Germany. The company operates approximately 1,300 stores in Europe and approximately 300 stores in Brazil as well as websites ...

. ** A W Gamage (

Romford Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Historically, Romfo ...

) - opened in Liberty Shopping Centre in 1968. Sold to

British Home Stores British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In its later years, the company began to expand into furniture, electro ...

in 1971. * Gamis's (

) – established in 1828 by Ince Gamis as 'perfumer, hairdresser and toy dealer' and traded successively as Ince Gamis, Gamis & Hunt, Gamis & Co. and Gamis's. The business came to be owned by House of Fraser in the 1970s (possibly through a larger acquisition?) and was renamed Dingles before closing in the 1980s. The premises were bought by Denners. * Gammons ( Guildford) – small family run department store based in Surrey and Kent ** Gammons ( Woking) ** Gammons (

Chobham Chobham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England. The village has a small high street area, specialising in traditional trades and motor trades. The River Bourne and its northern tributary, the Hale, ...

) ** Gammons (

Cranbrook, Kent Cranbrook is a town in the civil parish of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, in the Weald of Kent in South East England. It lies roughly half-way between Maidstone and Hastings, about southeast of central London. The smaller settlements of Sissing ...

) ** Gammons (

Cranleigh Cranleigh is a village and civil parish, about southeast of Guildford in Surrey, England. It lies on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner of the Weald, a large remnant forest, the m ...

) * Gardiner's (

) – Based in

Whitechapel Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed ...

, destroyed by fire in 1972. * Gardiner Haskins (

), opened 1825 as a blacksmiths. Now a Home wares business. * Garlands (

) – Located in London Street. Bought by

. fire in 1970 destroyed the building and its neighbouring department store Buntings. The building was rebuilt but the store closed in 1984. * Garratts (

) – Closed 1972. * Gayler & Pope (

Marylebone Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it me ...

) * Genge & Co. ( Dorchester) – Succeeded George Dixon & Jameson 1899. Bought by Army & Navy Stores 1953. Acquired by House of Fraser 1976; renamed Dingles; closed 1980s. * Gimbles (

) – American chain based at Great Charlotte Street * Glass's (

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

) * Henry Glave ( New Oxford Street, London) – established 1848; bought by Sir Arthur Wheeler, 1st Baronet, purchased

; Wheeler was declared bankrupt in 1931; closed 1936 *

Godfreys Godfreys is an Australian retailer in the domestic and commercial floorcare and cleaning industry, headquartered in Melbourne. The company was founded by Godfrey Cohen in 1931, and it has since grown to approximately 200 company- and franchise- ...

( Lowestoft) – closed 2015; re-opened as Kerry's Home Furnishings. *

Goldbergs A. Goldberg and Sons plc, which traded as Goldbergs, was a Scottish retail company which, prior to its demise in 1990, had grown from a single Glasgow store in 1908 to a chain of over 100 outlets. At the Edinburgh store there was a cafe on t ...

(Glasgow) * Goodbans ( Chiswick) – established 1909; closed 1974 * Frederick Gorringe ( Buckingham Palace Road, London) – established 1858; bought by Gresham Trust and Charles Neale Investments in 1961; rebuilt 1960s; went into administration 1968. * Gosling & Sons ( Richmond) – Established 1795. Bought by John Barker & Co. 1947. Acquired by House of Fraser 1957; closed 1968; reopened as

Dickins & Jones Dickins & Jones was a high-quality department store in London, England, which traded between 1835 and 2007, although tracing its origins to 1790. From 1835, the main store was in London's Regent Street. In its final years the store had branches a ...

on completion of new building 1970; renamed House of Fraser 2007. * Grant Brothers (

) * Grant Warden (

) – Formerly Campbell & Booker. Bought by J E Beale; renamed Beales. * Gravesons ( Hertford) – Succeeded Graveson & Robinson 1899; closed 2001. * Gray Peverell ( Hartlepool) opened 1902. Bought by Binns in 1926. Store closed in 1992. * W S Green (

St. Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman r ...

) – Bought by Army & Navy Stores. * Green & Edwards ( Hampstead) – bought by Debenhams; closed * Greenlands ( Hereford) opened in 1856 by George Greenland. Further stores opened but in 1968 the business was sold to Marks & Spencer for £350,000. * Edward Grey (

) – bought by Debenhams ** Edward Grey (