Company name: Robert Cochran & Sons Ltd
Dates in business: fl1934-1967

Type of business: department store retailers

Type of company: Limited liability company

Locations:

• 19 High Street, Paisley, Scotland
• 11/15 Gauze Street , Paisley, Scotland

Company history

In 1964 Robert Cochran & Sons Ltd of Paisley was acquired by House of Fraser. Like many other acquisitions the purchase of Robert Cochran was negotiated over dinner, the price worked out on the back of a paper napkin, endorsed by Hugh Fraser and pasted into the minute book.

Access points: Department stores - Retail trade