in Far East and Kenya. Drapers W. Brydson & Co (Perth) Evans and Allen (Newport) Garrett & Co (Woolwich) Closed 1972 and replaced by a Times Furnishing store. Rees Howell (Glamorgan) John Dyer (Southsea) R. W. Pritchard (Shephards Bush) Taylor-Nottidge Group including subsidiaries: F. Taylor & Sons (Lambeth) J. T. Nottidge (Islington) Gergels (Gravesend) Beck Jones (Lewisham) John Williams & Co (Rotherhithe) Heywoods (Manor Park) Penberthys of Oxford Street purchased 1955 Clothing retailers in the United Kingdom Jays of Regent Street purchased 1946 Wilsons purchased 1947 Jax purchased 1949 John Temple purchased 1954 Rego Clothiers purchased 1954 Burberry purchased 1955. Scotch House purchased 1955. Weaver to Weaver purchased 1955. Morrisons (and subsidiaries) purchased 1957 Ashley Russell Audrey Cliftons Edgar Allen Graftons Irene Adair Paige. Sold to Combined English Stores in 1986. Neville Reed purchased 1957 Hector Powe purchased 1958. Hope Brothers purchased 1958. John Maxwell J.Marksmith & Co. purchased 1958 with subsidiary: Vogue Fashions Headrow Clothiers purchased 1962. Manufacturing business sold to Manny Cussins company, John Peters, but retained the 88 Hipp/Tailorfit stores. Willerby purchased 1968 Clothing retailers in Europe 100,000 Chemises purchased 1972 Footwear Retailers Flateau Group purchased 1956. Subsidiaries included: Henry Playfair Metropole Shoes Metropolitan Boot Co. Greenlees & Sons purchased 1957. Subsidiaries included: Easiphit Dicks J.W. Haylock Peter of Durham K. Stanton & Sons Sandra Lennards purchased 1973. Sold to Charterhall during the 1988. (Businesses were merged into Greenlees Lennards Ltd.) Grocery business William Cussons purchased 1962 J.C. Carline Supermarkets subsidiary of Cussons Discount retailers Thoms Household Goods purchased 1970 Furniture retailers Hackney and Midland purchased 1934 Jays purchased 1943 Campbells purchased 1943 British and Colonial Furniture Company purchased 1945 with subsidiaries: Cavendish Woodhouse Baron Furnishers purchased 1947 Smart Brothers purchased 1948 Jackson Stores purchased 1949 Waring & Gillow purchased 1953 Partially sold 1960. Oetzmann & Co. purchased 1954. Godfrey James Broderick Times Furniture purchased 1968. S. Aston & Sons purchased 1968. Furniture contractors BRAMBEC Australian operations Patersons. Australian furniture chain. 70% share bought 1974. Remaining shares bought 1977. Electrical retailers Boyds purchased 1948 W H Barnes J & F Stone Lighting and Radio Ltd purchased 1971 DIY stores Art Wallpapers purchased 1958 Great Clowes Discount Warehouse Home Charm Travel Agents and Tour Companies Globe Tours purchased 1956 Overland Tours purchased 1956 Sunlight Holidays purchased 1962 (Brought together under Global name) Manufacturing Myers & Morris (furniture) purchased 1937 Tyne Plywood Works Tyne Furniture Works Rylands & Sons