Dixons
The home of brands such as Prinz and Saisho. Summary Founded by Charles Kalms and Michael Mindel. Dixons started life in 1937 as a small photographic studio in the High Street in Southend. The company was branded Dixons Studios Limited a name reprtably picked at random from a telephone directory as it was deemed to […]
Woolworths
Whilst not exhaustive it’s a bity of a long post dedicated to the memory of a much loved brand. Famous for it’s pick and mix and Ladybird clothing range, many readers will remember buying records and looking at the top 75 singles chart displayed in it’s impressive record departments to see what was going to […]
Brentford Nylons
Famous for it’s nylon sheets and TV ad featuring legendary DJ Alan Freeman. Summary Brentford Nylons was founded by Harry Pambakian who came to London (Brentford) from Armenia. The company had a base in Chiswick and shops in many of the larger UK towns and cities. Driven by value-lead customers who bought it’s nylon sheets […]
Richard Shops
Richard Shops were a well known British retailer of women’s fashion. Between the 1960’s and 1990’s the company were a part of almost every British high Street and shopping centre. Anyone of a certain age will remember the ads.“Richard Shops are filled with all the pretty things” Summary Richard Shops was formed in 1958 as […]