Hillards
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Hillards plc was a small supermarket chain from the North of England, bought out in a hostile takeover by Tesco in May 1987.
Hillards plc was a small supermarket chain from the North of England, bought out in a hostile takeover by Tesco in May 1987.
History
The company was founded by John Wesley Hillard in 18851, in the West Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton. The first shop was opened in Lion Chambers there, and shortly after 1900, there were twenty shops operating as Lion Stores. By 1951, there were over seventy stores, and by 1968, it had warehouse size stores in Wakefield, Lincoln and York. In 1970, the trade name Lion Stores was dropped in favour of Hillards and in 1972, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange. Peter Hartley, a grandson of the founder, became executive chairman in 1983 and in May 1987, following a hostile bid, the business was acquired by Tesco for £220m. File:Train, Ilkley (1983) (geograph 2797818).jpg|Hillards in Ilkley in 1983, now a Tesco File:Tesco Supermarket - geograph.org.uk - 774387.jpg|Former Hillards in Cleckheaton, now a Tesco File:Tesco, Roundhay Road, Oakwood, Leeds (12th April 2014).JPG|Tesco in Oakwood, Leeds was scheduled to open as a Hillards but opened as Tesco as the chain was acquired mid construction. File:Tesco, Pontefract (5th July 2019) 001.jpg|Former Hillards in Pontefract, now a Tesco
References
External links
List of Hillards Stores
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