British Home Stores In Stockport,BHS,1978,1934, wall artwork,Merseyway Shopping Centre, Stockport Town Centre,Greater Manchester, UK, SK1 1PD

• Contributor: Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2BCTGR1
• File size: 51.9 MB (3.5 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5304 x 3420 px | 44.9 x 29 cm | 17.7 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 9 March 2019
• Location: 52-54 Great Underbank, Stockport, England, UK, SK1 1PD

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British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In its later years, the company began to expand into furniture, electronics, entertainment, convenience groceries and fragrance and beauty products. The company was founded in 1928 by a group of U.S. entrepreneurs, and had a total of 163 stores mainly located in high streets or shopping centres by the time of its closure in 2016, as well as 74 international stores across 18 separate territories. BHS was previously a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but was bought by Sir Philip Green in 2000 and taken private. The company became part of Green's Arcadia Group in 2009. Following a number of loss-making years, the company was sold to the consortium Retail Acquisitions Ltd led by the serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell, in March 2015 for the nominal price of £1. In April 2016, just 13 months after the purchase by Retail Acquisitions, the company entered administration following unsuccessful attempts to continue trading. It was eventually wound down, and all stores were closed by late August 2016 following failed attempts to find a buyer.[5] The overseas franchises and digital business were sold during the administration period to Al Mana Group. In June 2018 Al Mana Group closed down the BHS online business, having traded for just 20 months