Dawn Til Dusk was an English chain of 90 convenience stores located throughout the

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. It was founded in 1986, and based in

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, 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 bootlegging alcohol and cigarettes trade. Many outlets were taken over by

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and

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History

It listed on 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.

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