British Shoe Corp Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Clore, Sir Charles
- Sears, J, & Co Ltd
- Dolcis Ltd
- Manfield & Son Ltd
- Lilley & Skinner Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Footwear & footwear components production
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Distribution - retailing
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing
Notes:
Established 1956 by (Sir) Charles Clore to hold the footwear retailing and manufacturing interests he had acquired in 1953 through acquisition of J Sears & Co Ltd. He subsequently developed Sears as a holding company for a wide range of businesses. British Shoe grew by acquisition of other footwear retailing businesses to become the dominant force in that sector. Acquisitions included well known retail chains such as Dolcis Ltd, Manfield & Son Ltd, Lilley & Skinner Ltd, etc. In difficulties by 1980s and broken up in 1990s
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Other Business Names:
- Clore, Sir Charles
- Sears, J, & Co Ltd
- Dolcis Ltd
- Manfield & Son Ltd
- Lilley & Skinner Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leicester, City of Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Footwear & footwear components production
- Distribution - retailing Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing