The Range (retailer)
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| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989[1] |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris Dawson (Founder & CEO) |
| Products | Home, garden and leisure products |
Number of employees | 2,600 (2006) |
| Website |
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The Range is a British home, garden, and leisure retail chain, with over 130 stores in the United Kingdom.
History
In 1980, Chris Dawson started business, as an open-air market trader in South West England. The Range opened its first store in 1989, on Billacombe Road, Plymouth under the name CDS Superstores.[1] In 2009, The Range was ranked 121st on The Sunday Times, PricewaterhouseCoopers Top Track, and 250 League Table of the United Kingdom's fastest growing companies. Dawson was ranked fifth in Management Today's seventh annual survey of Britain's Top 100 Entrepreneurs.
In November 2013, it was announced that The Range planned to open 40 stores in the period of 2013–2016.[2]
Chris Dawson, the chain's billionaire owner plans to open 1,000 store across Europe.[3] In December 2016, The new Swansea store will open.[4]
References
- 1 2 Telford, William (19 February 2015). "From market trader to millionaire - the rise and rise of Chris Dawson and The Range". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Did you know... that The Range plans to open 45 stores in the next three years". Retail Week. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "Range boss Chris Dawson climbs rich list with £1.65bn fortune". westernmorningnews. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "We take a sneak peek inside Swansea's newest The Range store ahead of its grand opening". Swansea Evening Post. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.