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Accessorize - Branded store which is ran by Monsoon, an international retailing company.
Aldi - German supermarket chain which focuses upon a discount business model for food produce.
Allied Carpets - Founded in the 1950s; a major chain of out of town carpet superstores.
Aldo - Retail chain which sells footwear and fashion accessories at locations in Great Britain.
Ann Summers - Once controversial; a retail business with a focus on adult products.
Argos - Catalogue retailer who have hundreds of real world locations in most UK towns.
Asda - The business was founded in Leeds, and is now a subsidiary of Wal-Mart.
Austin Reed - Bespoke tailoring business which has a prime location on Regent Street, London.
Barker and Stonehouse - Furniture store with a heavy presence in the North East of England.
Banana Republic - Store brand which is operated by the Gap; locations in the South of England.
Bank - Branded as BANK in capital letters; it's a successful chain of fashion shops.
Barratts - Shoe shop with hundreds of shops in cities and market towns across England.
Bench - A casual clothing brand that has expanded into retailing: with their own standalone stores.
Bhs - A low-mid chain of department stores, which are well known for their back to school clothes.
Blacks - Blacks is a retail group which is currently owned and operated by JD Sports.
Blue Inc - Retailer which specialises in urban clothing; with an aim to sell affordable fashion.
Body Shop, The - Founded in the 1970's by Anita Roddick, the business is now owned by L'Oréal.
Booths - A chain of medium sized supermarkets which focuses upon quality.
Boots - High street chemist, which has expanded it's business overseas into Japan.
Brantano - A Belgium based retailer with a number of UK stores; founded by André Brantegem.
Budgens - Business of small supermarkets, which has over 220 stores across Great Britain.
Burton - Founded as The Cross-Tailoring Company; a company which evolved into the Arcadia Group.
Carpetright - The company was begun in 1988 by Philip Charles Harris; later made a Lord.
Carphone Warehouse - Runs over 1,600 stores across Europe; the majority are in England.
Charles Clinkard - Footwear retailer with both high street stores and factory size outlets.
Charles Tyrwhitt - Manufacturer and retailer of men's and ladies shirts and ties.
Clarks - A shoe shop who retail their own brand of casual and formal shoes.
Clinton Cards - The business was begun in the 1960's by Don Lewin.
Coast - A store brand which is operated by Mosaic Fashions.
Comet - Well known chain of electrical stores, which is owned in 2012 by OpCapita LLP.
Co-op Electrical Shop - A subsidiary of the Co-op Group Ltd; focus upon white goods.
Co-operative Food, The - Business which is a branch of the Co-op company.
Costcutter - A business with locations in the UK, Ireland and Poland.
Cotswold Outdoor - Founded in 1974; it's primary focus is on outdoor adventure equipment.
Crocs - Footwear retailer which specialises in shoes made from a specific material: Croslite.
CSL - A company which focuses on sofa's, and was began and expanded by the Tyldesley family.
Currys - Leading retail chain which sells electrical appliances; parent company of Dixons plc.
Decathlon - A French retailer which operate large warehouse stores in retail parks in Scotland.
Debenhams - One of the oldest department stores, with over 160 stores spread across the UK.
DFS - Furniture company whose name originated from Direct Furnishing Supplies.
Disney Store, The - International chain of retail store businesses, trades in the UK.
Dobbies - The company was founded in 1865 in James Dobbie; over 30 garden centres.
Dorothy Perkins - Founded by H.P Newman, hence the name of the business.
Dune Shoes - Luxury brand which opened it's first store on the King’s Road in London.
DW Sports - Sports store with a heavy focus on fitness products; Dave Whelan Sports.
Ernest Jones - The business began on Oxford Street, London; and has moved nationwide.
Euronics - An association of independent retailers who are members of the wider electronics group.
Evans - Retailer which focuses on larger ladies clothes: from size 14-32.
Farmfoods - Business which retails frozen food produce.
Fat Face - The business was formed in 1988, and the first UK store was opened in Fulham, London.
Floors-2-Go - The company was founded in 1999 by the Hodges family.
Footasylum - Founded in 2005, a footwear retailer which has expanded to over twenty UK stores.
Footlocker - A US based business: headquarters in New York City; they have stores in London.
Fragrance Shop, The - Established in the 1990s, the company has expanded to over 120 stores.
French Connection - A fashion business, begun by Stephen Marks, which has courted controversy.
Furniture Village - Chain of 30+ stores, which has its base of operations in Slough, England, UK.
GAME - A retail chain, which deals in video games, entered administration in March 2012.
Gamestation - Video games business, which trades in new and second hand stock.
Games Workshop - The business was started by three men: J.Peake, I.Livingstone, and S. Jackson.
Gap, The - Retail business which originated from San Francisco, California, United States.
Goldsmiths - Jewellery retailer which stocks the largest amount of high end watch brands like Rolex.
Go Outdoors - Founded in 1969 in Sheffield, England; a retailer with over 40 years experience.
Greggs - A baker with over 60 years of retail experience; founded by John Gregg.
Habitat - Furniture retailer which was founded by renowned English designer Terence Conran.
Hallmark Cards - An American business which has subsidiaries in many countries, including England.
Harveys Furniture - The company is owned by Steinhoff International; contains 150+ stores.
Heal's - With a heritage of over 200 years, the company was begun after it's namesake: John Heal.
H&M - A Swedish company, based in Stockholm, which runs over 200 stores in the United Kingdom.
Hillier - Company with a focus on agricultural products, and with Royal appointment.
Hobbycraft - Retails products which appeal to hobbies which are crafts and arts.
Holland & Barrett - The company has over 100 years of trading; owned by the Carlyle Group.
Homebase - Owned by Home Retail Group, they have over 200 stores in retail parks in the UK.
House of Fraser - Department store which stocks over one thousand brands.
H.Samuel - The largest jewellery chain of stores which trades within England and Wales.
Hughes Direct - Electronics retailer which has the majority of it's stores in the Norfolk area.
Iceland - Retail supermarket which focuses upon frozen produce.
IKEA - Swedish based retailer which has a primary focus on selling household furniture.
Index Catalogue - A former catalogue store group, which now only has an online retail service.
Jaeger - Fashion business which has a heritage numbering over 100 years; founded by Lewis Tomalin.
JD Sports - A sports retailer whose name is based on the first letters of founders John and David.
Jessops - Photographic retailer which locations in most southern and northern UK cities.
JJB Sports - Founded by Dave Whelan: an ex professional footballer turned businessman.
John Lewis - Department store chain which sells quality products and is a profitable business.
Jones Bootmaker - With a history dating over 150 years; named after its founder Alfred Jones.
Klondyke - A chain of garden centres which was founded in the 1980's by Dorothy and Bob Gault.
Kwik Save - Chain of grocery shops, the business was eventually sold to Somerfield's.
La Senza - Lingerie specialist retailer; which is a corporation based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.
Laura Ashley - A store which was founded and named after a Welsh household designer.
Lidl - A German company which operates medium size supermarkets across Europe.
Lillywhites - Named after it's founders, the Lillywhite family; currently owned by Sports Direct.
Lloyds Pharmacy - Operates over one thousand retail locations across England and Scotland.
Londis - Convenience store business, with locations at petrol stations and urban areas in the UK.
Mamas & Papas - A family business which was founded by Luisa and David Scacchetti.
Marks and Spencer - The company was founded by M.Marks and T.Spencer over 100 years ago.
Matalan - A retail business which operates over two hundred stores across the United Kingdom.
Maplin - Electronics specialist with over 180 location conducting business across England.
Millets - The company has an extensive history: having been established in 1893 by J.Millet.
Modelzone - As the name suggests, a retailer which focuses upon selling models and toys.
Monsoon - The business was founded by Peter Simon; with it's headquarters in the centre of London.
Morrisons - Also referred to as Wm Morrison; a business began by William Morrison.
Mothercare - This business is a specialist in baby and toddler clothes and equipment.
Netto - Danish retailer which rapidly expanded in the 1980's; also operates in Germany and Poland.
New Look - A retailer founded in Taunton, Somerset, which has shops internationally.
Notcutts - A company that specialises in horticulture products, and runs a number of garden centres.
Miss Selfridge - High street retailer which focuses upon fashion for young women.
Next - One of the largest UK businesses, which is listed on the FTSE 100 Index in 2012.
Nike Store - Manufacturer based retailer which only sell's Nike sports clothing direct to the consumer.
Oasis Stores - A retail brand name which was owned by Mosaic Fashions until 2009.
Optical Express - Eye care specialists; who are a leading provider of laser eye surgery.
Outfit - Part of the Arcadia Group, there are currently over forty stores in the chain.
Paperchase - Stationery stores; the company was founded in the 1970's, and now has over 100 stores.
PC World - The store began trading in the early 1990's; the first shop was opened in Croydon.
Peacocks - Clothes retailer which trades in over 10 countries; with over 400 stores in the UK.
Pets at Home - The largest UK chain of pet stores: with over 300 stores across the nation.
Phones 4u - The company has 500 stores and is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme: in Staffordshire.
Poundland - One of the most successful businesses which sells items priced below £1.
Primark - Clothing retailer which has stores located in a number of European countries.
Republic - Retail business which sells branded clothes aimed at the youth market.
River Island - Men's fashion brand, ran and owned by the Lewis family from the 1980's to 2012.
Rohan - Founded in 1972, a retailer with a strong focus on selling outdoor clothing.
Ryman - Office supplies chain store which was named after it's founder: Henry J Ryman.
Schuh - An iconic footwear store; the first store was opened in Edinburgh, on the North Bridge Arcade.
Screwfix - The company was founded in 1979 and is currently owned by the Kingfisher plc group.
ScS - The name refers to "Sofa Carpet Specialist"; with over 90 stores nationwide.
Selfridges - Selfridges & Co is a world famous department store opened by Harry Gordon Selfridge.
Smyths Toys - It's a family run company which now has over 60 toy stores in it's chain.
Somerfield - A now defunct supermarket chain, whose business was purchased by the Co-op.
Sony Centre - Chain of stores which is ran by the manufacturer Sony.
Spar - A multinational business which runs convenience stores in 35 nations.
Specsavers - The largest opticians business operating with the British Isles.
Sports Direct - A business founded by Mike Ashley, which has become a leader in it's sector.
Squires - Garden centre chain, which has 14 locations in the South of England.
Staples - Office supplies store which was founded by two men: L.Kahn and T.G.Stemberg.
Sunglass Hut - A retailer founded in the United States, which has become international in scope.
Superdrug - The company was started in the 1960's by Ronald Goldstein and Peter Goldstein.
Tesco - One of the three largest retailers worldwide: in terms of both size and profit.
Thomas Cook - Travel agency which operates on the high street of most small and large UK towns.
Tie Rack - The business opened in Oxford Street, London; the founder was Roy Bishko.
Timpson - Primarily a shoe repair business; it's headquarters are in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
TJ Hughes - Discount retail chain of department stores, which was founded in Liverpool, England.
TK Maxx - Retail business which aims to sell independent fashion brands at budget prices.
T.M.Lewin - Men's shirtmaker which has the majority of its stores located in London.
Topshop - Fashion retailer who plays a part in operating the London Fashion Week.
Toymaster - Comprises an association of specialist toy shops which is national in scope.
USC - A business which was started in Edinburgh in 1989; the focus is on casual and sports fashions.
Vision Express - Has over two hundred stores in it's portfolio; one of the major optical chain stores.
Waitrose - Supermarket chain which puts an emphasis on quality over discounts.
Wallis - A clothing business which was founded by Raphael Nat Wallis.
Warren James - Jeweller, which is independent, and has over 100 stores in total.
Waterstones - The business was began by Tim Waterstone in the 1980's; prominent Bookstore.
WH Smith - Stationary business which is found in towns and cities up and down England and Wales.
Wickes - The Wickes Corporation is a US based business; Wickes UK is owned by Travis Perkins.
Wilkinson - Family run business which has high street stores that sell discount household goods.
Yeomans Outdoors - Retailer based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, which is an outdoor pursuits retailer.
Zara - Spanish store chain based in Arteixo, Galicia, which has an expensive UK store index.

 

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