Booth, E H, & Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Hotel, lodgings & catering services Catering services inc restaurants, public houses, alehouses, etc
  • Distribution - retailing Food retailing

Notes:

Established in c1847 by Edwin Henry Booth, d1899, as a grocery business at Blackpool. 1855 opened first branch at Chorley followed by another at Preston in 1859. Incorporated 1896 when had four branches in North West England. From c1900 developed cafes in shops. Opened other branches. 1909 introduced profit sharing and in 1920 staff shareholdings. Branch opening gather pace after 1918. Early pioneers of supermarket concept. Continues in 2023

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