
Morleys (department store)
Encyclopedia
Morleys, named after its founder, is a group of eight independently branded department store
s in Greater London
and Hertfordshire
, England.
The stores are:
shop was established in the 1880s and originally traded as 'Morley & Lanceley'. It is now a member of Associated Independent Stores, a buying group, which supplies a large number of small and medium sized independent retailers with textile and other non-food goods. Roomes Fashion and Home was acquired by the group in 2009. Pearsons stores in Enfield and Bishop's Stortford were purchased in 2010.
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
s in Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
and Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England.
The stores are:
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| Bodgers | Ilford Ilford Ilford is a large cosmopolitan town in East London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It forms a significant commercial and retail... , London |
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| Elys | Wimbledon Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas... , London |
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| James Selby | Islington Islington Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street... , London |
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| Morleys | Brixton Brixton Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.... , London |
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| Pearsons | Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire in the county of Hertfordshire in England. It is situated just west of the M11 motorway, on the county boundary with Essex and is the closest large town to London Stansted Airport and part of the... , Hertfordshire |
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| Pearsons | Enfield Enfield Town Enfield Town is the historic town centre of Enfield, formerly in the county of Middlesex and now in the London Borough of Enfield. It is north north-east of Charing Cross... , London |
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| Roomes Fashion and Home | Upminster Upminster Upminster is a suburban town in northeast London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential... , London |
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| Smith Brothers | Tooting Tooting Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:... , London |
History
The Brixton RoadBrixton Road
Brixton Road is a road in the London Borough of Lambeth , leading from the Oval at Kennington to Brixton, where it forms the high street and then forks into Effra Road and Brixton Hill at St Mathews church at the crossroads with Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane...
shop was established in the 1880s and originally traded as 'Morley & Lanceley'. It is now a member of Associated Independent Stores, a buying group, which supplies a large number of small and medium sized independent retailers with textile and other non-food goods. Roomes Fashion and Home was acquired by the group in 2009. Pearsons stores in Enfield and Bishop's Stortford were purchased in 2010.

