Grattan Plc
Other Business Names:
- Fattorini, John E
- Empire Stores Ltd
- Frattorini, J E, & Co
- Grattan Road Warehouses
- Grattan Warehouses
- Grattan Plc
- Next Plc
- Versand, Otto
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bradford, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Mail order & catalogue retailing
Notes:
Established 1912 by John E Fattorini who had formerly worked in his family's mail order business, later known as Empire Stores Ltd. Initially traded as J E Frattorini & Co and focused on clothing, footwear and jewellery. Expanded rapidly from 1920s. Acquired businesses in London and Leicester and a warehouse at Cardiff to give national coverage. Renamed Grattan Road Warehouses in 1930 and Grattan Warehouses in 1934. Floated 1935. Developed as a sector leader and later known as Grattan Plc. 1986 acquired by Next Plc and in 1990s sold on to Otto Versand, a German mail order business
Publications:
- 21st Century Retailing with Grattan by Unknown
- Grattan. Home shopping for 100 years by Ward, Colin
- 'Grattan' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Jones, David
- Grattan. Our story so far, 1912-1987 by Unknown
- Grattan Story by Unknown
- Mail Order Retailing in Britain. A business and social history by Coopey, Richard, Sean O'Connell & Dilwyn Porter
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Fattorini, John E
- Empire Stores Ltd
- Frattorini, J E, & Co
- Grattan Road Warehouses
- Grattan Warehouses
- Grattan Plc
- Next Plc
- Versand, Otto
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bradford, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Mail order & catalogue retailing
Notes:
Established 1912 by John E Fattorini who had formerly worked in his family's mail order business, later known as Empire Stores Ltd. Initially traded as J E Frattorini & Co and focused on clothing, footwear and jewellery. Expanded rapidly from 1920s. Acquired businesses in London and Leicester and a warehouse at Cardiff to give national coverage. Renamed Grattan Road Warehouses in 1930 and Grattan Warehouses in 1934. Floated 1935. Developed as a sector leader and later known as Grattan Plc. 1986 acquired by Next Plc and in 1990s sold on to Otto Versand, a German mail order businessPublications:
- 21st Century Retailing with Grattan by Unknown
- Grattan. Home shopping for 100 years by Ward, Colin
- 'Grattan' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Jones, David
- Grattan. Our story so far, 1912-1987 by Unknown
- Grattan Story by Unknown
- Mail Order Retailing in Britain. A business and social history by Coopey, Richard, Sean O'Connell & Dilwyn Porter