Copeman, John, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Cozens & Davey
- Cozens & Copeman
- Copeman & Son
- MACE Marketing Services Ltd
- Grimwade Ridley & Co (Ipswich) Ltd
- Copeman Ridley Ltd
- Booker Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Food retailing
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Other food distribution
Notes:
Established in 1789 as Cozens & Davey, wholesale and retail grocers. Known as Cozens & Copeman from 1809 and as Copeman & Son from 1837. Gave up retailing 1873. Incorporated as John Copeman & Sons Ltd 1917. 1960 involved in establishment of MACE Marketing Services Ltd which linked wholesalers and retailers. 1966 merged with Grimwade Ridley & Co (Ipswich) Ltd to form Copeman Ridley Ltd which was acquired by Booker Plc in 1987
Publications:
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1946 by Copeman, W O
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1964 by Copeman, W O
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1973 by Downing, J
- 'John Copeman & Sons Ltd, wholesale grocers and provision merchants' in J Gurney-Read, Trades and Industries of Norwich by Gurney-Read, Joyce
- 'Messrs Copeman & Sons, grocers and provision merchants, The Walks, Norwich. Established upwards of a century' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge) by Measom, George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Cozens & Davey
- Cozens & Copeman
- Copeman & Son
- MACE Marketing Services Ltd
- Grimwade Ridley & Co (Ipswich) Ltd
- Copeman Ridley Ltd
- Booker Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Norwich, Norfolk, Norfolk, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Food retailing
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Other food distribution
Notes:
Established in 1789 as Cozens & Davey, wholesale and retail grocers. Known as Cozens & Copeman from 1809 and as Copeman & Son from 1837. Gave up retailing 1873. Incorporated as John Copeman & Sons Ltd 1917. 1960 involved in establishment of MACE Marketing Services Ltd which linked wholesalers and retailers. 1966 merged with Grimwade Ridley & Co (Ipswich) Ltd to form Copeman Ridley Ltd which was acquired by Booker Plc in 1987Publications:
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1946 by Copeman, W O
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1964 by Copeman, W O
- Copeman's of Norwich, 1789-1973 by Downing, J
- 'John Copeman & Sons Ltd, wholesale grocers and provision merchants' in J Gurney-Read, Trades and Industries of Norwich by Gurney-Read, Joyce
- 'Messrs Copeman & Sons, grocers and provision merchants, The Walks, Norwich. Established upwards of a century' in G Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge) by Measom, George