McEwens (originally known as James McEwen & Co.)''Leslie's directory for Perth and Kinross'' (1911), p. 4
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located in the Scottish city of

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. Specialising in

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, it was established in March 1868, and was in business for nearly 150 years. It closed in March 2016, along with its branches in

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and Ballater, with the loss of over 100 jobs. Its store location, at 56 St John's Street, was taken over in 2017 by Beales, an English department-store chain, but that has also since closed. The store's outbuildings, on Perth's Watergate, were proposed for demolition in 2019, to be replaced by housing."Permission sought to demolish McEwen’s outbuildings in Perth for housing"
– '' The Courier'', 9 July 2019

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"McEwens of Perth, Scotland Wools, 1961"
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