Star Supply Stores
Type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1873 |
Defunct | 1929 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | International Tea Co. Stores |
Headquarters | Manchester, England |
Products | Groceries |
Star Supply Stores was a leading chain of British grocers.
History[]
The business was founded in Manchester in 1873 by Joseph Cadman and James Fish as the Star Tea Company.[1] Soon, many towns in England had their own Star Supply Store, as immortalised in a verse from John Betjeman's poem Myfanwy:[2]
Smooth down the Avenue glitters the bicycle,
Black-stockinged legs under navy blue serge,
Home and Colonial, Star, International,
Balancing bicycle leant on the verge.
In 1922 the company, which by then had built up a chain of over 300 shops, bought Ridgways, a leading blender.[1] In 1929 Star Supply Stores was acquired by International Tea Co. Stores.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Retail companies established in 1873
- Companies based in Manchester
- Retail companies disestablished in 1929
- Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom
- 1873 establishments in England
- 1929 disestablishments in England
- British companies disestablished in 1929
- British companies established in 1873