▁d ys lex ia , ▁and ▁left ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old ▁with ▁few ▁qual ifications . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁returned ▁to ▁H oo e ▁Primary ▁School ▁to ▁discuss ▁business ▁studies ▁with ▁students . ▁ ▁Career ▁Daw son ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁market ▁tr ader ▁in ▁P ly mouth . ▁He ▁sold ▁sea fo od ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁van ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁later ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁vent ure ▁s elling ▁perf ume ▁and ▁j ew ell ery ▁from ▁a ▁suit case . ▁ ▁Daw son ▁started ▁CD S ▁Super st ores ▁( Chr is ▁Daw son ▁Super st ores ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁opened ▁an ▁out let ▁store ▁in ▁Sug ar ▁Mill ▁Business ▁Park ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁called ▁' The ▁Range ▁Home , ▁Garden ▁& ▁Le is ure '. ▁The ▁store ▁sold ▁to ys , ▁home ▁war es , ▁DI Y ▁equipment ▁and ▁Jew ell ery . ▁ ▁A ▁' The ▁Range ▁Home , ▁Garden ▁& ▁Le is ure ' ▁brand ▁store ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Card iff ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁Daw son ▁later ▁bought ▁the ▁business ▁park ▁where ▁this ▁store ▁s its . ▁The ▁Range ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁Top ▁Track ▁ 2 5 0 ▁companies ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁once ▁ranking ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁ret ail ▁chain ▁has ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁stores , ▁all