Английская Википедия:Barrow's Stores
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Barrow's Stores, also known as Barrow's, was an upmarket department store located in Birmingham, England.
History
Barrow's Stores was originally started by Richard Cadbury, of the Cadbury family. Richard opened a small drapery store in 1794 in Bull Street.[1] By 1824 the Cadbury family opened a new shop next door selling tea, coffee and cocoa.[1]
However, in 1849 John Cadbury transferred the business to his cousin Richard Cadbury Barrow so they could concentrate on the manufacture of chocolate.[1][2] The business was renamed Barrow's Stores.
By 1905 the store had been rebuilt with a new cafe on the first floor for the customers to try the company's products, and had numerous departments from glass & china to food. The business provided Christmas lists of goods available for customers to purchase,[3][4] while their fleet of vehicles delivered goods across Birmingham and to areas such as Wolverhampton & Lichfield.
In the 1960s Barrow's moved from their location on the corner of Bull Street and Corporation Street to a smaller store on Corporation Street opposite Lewis', where the new store concentrated on food. The business was purchased by Fitch Lovell in 1964, and in December 1973 merged Barrow's into its chain Key Markets Supermarkets.[5][6]
His fascination for Barrow's led J.R.R. Tolkien to name his student club T.C.B.S. (acronym for: Tea Club and Barrovian Society) after the store.[7]
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