Company name: J D Blair & Son Ltd
Dates in business: 1936-1952

Type of business: drapers

Type of company: Limited liability company

Locations:

• Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

Management of company

Company history

In June 1936, the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd, management holding company, of Edinburgh, acquired the drapery store of J D Blair in Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. It registered a new company, J D Blair & Son Ltd, to carry on the business. In September 1952, the Scottish Drapery Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries were acquired by House of Fraser Ltd, department store retailers, of Glasgow, and J D Blair & Son Ltd ceased to trade.

Access points: Drapers - Retail trade