Great Universal Stores
E851997
Great Universal Stores was a major British retail and mail-order conglomerate that became one of the UK’s largest commercial enterprises in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mail-order company
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public company ⓘ retail conglomerate ⓘ |
| businessModel |
catalogue-based mail-order retailing
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credit-based consumer finance ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
expansion of mail-order catalogues
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growth through acquisition of other retailers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | acquired and restructured ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abraham Zilkha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isaac Wolfson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GUS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShareListing | London Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1900s ⓘ |
| industry |
financial services
ⓘ
mail-order ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Shop Direct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExecutive | Isaac Wolfson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
department stores ownership
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installment credit sales ⓘ mail-order catalogues ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| owned |
Argos (stake)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burton Group (stake) NERFINISHED ⓘ Financial services operations ⓘ Mail-order brands in the UK ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| productOrService |
clothing
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consumer credit ⓘ furniture ⓘ household goods ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
competition from high-street retailers
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rise of e-commerce ⓘ |
| relativeSize | one of the UK’s largest commercial enterprises ⓘ |
| stockIndexMembership | FTSE indices (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Littlewoods Shop Direct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shop Direct Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetCustomer |
lower-middle-class households in the UK
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working-class households in the UK ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEnterprise | family-influenced conglomerate ⓘ |
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