Beale, J E, Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Beale, John E
- Beales Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Department store retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to John E Beale, 1848-1928, who established a fancy goods store at Bournemouth in c1881. Progressively developed this into a department store by 1900. 1920 acquired a Bournemouth drapers which was developed into a second store. From 1960s acquired other department store businesses so that by 2009 had 11 stores, mostly in southern England. Public company 1995 as Beales Plc. Continues
Publications:
- As I Remember It by Beale, J B
- J E Beale and the Growth of Bournemouth, Pt 1, 1881-1905; Pt 2, 1902-05; Pt 3, 1905-14 by Parsons, J F
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Beale, John E
- Beales Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Department store retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to John E Beale, 1848-1928, who established a fancy goods store at Bournemouth in c1881. Progressively developed this into a department store by 1900. 1920 acquired a Bournemouth drapers which was developed into a second store. From 1960s acquired other department store businesses so that by 2009 had 11 stores, mostly in southern England. Public company 1995 as Beales Plc. ContinuesPublications:
- As I Remember It by Beale, J B
- J E Beale and the Growth of Bournemouth, Pt 1, 1881-1905; Pt 2, 1902-05; Pt 3, 1905-14 by Parsons, J F