Littlewoods

Littlewoods is a United Kingdom company, based in Liverpool.

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United Kingdom - Liverpool

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Littlewoods was founded by John Moores in 1923, initially as a football pools business. In 1928 opened a printing arm. Moved into catalogue retailing in 1932, and into high street retail in 1937. In October 2001, Littlewoods became the owner of the Swan brand, manufacturer of electrical goods and kitchen equipment. 1

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John Moores - 1923 - Football pools - 1928 - 1932 - 1937

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In November 2002 the Moores family sold the business to the Barclay brothers for £750 million.

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In July 2005 Associated British Foods purchased the 120 branch Littlewoods retail chain on behalf of its retail subsidiary Primark for £409 million. Some of the stores, variously reported as 30 or 50, will be converted into branches of Primark, but the majority are expected to be sold on to other retailers. The Littlewoods name is expected to disappear from the British high street in 2006. The Littlewoods catalogue business has been retained by the Barclay brothers and will continue to operate under the Littlewoods brand.

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Associated British Foods - Primark - Barclay brothers

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