Company:
Arnott-Simpson Ltd
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Company name: Arnott-Simpson Ltd
Dates in business: 1938-1949
Type of business: drapers
Type of company: Private limited liability company
Locations:- Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland
- Jamaica Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Company history
Arnott-Simpson Ltd was incorporated in February 1938. It was the result of the merger of Robert Simpson & Sons Ltd, drapers, of Glasgow, and Arnott & Co Ltd, drapers, of Glasgow, both of which had been acquired by Fraser Sons & Co Ltd, drapers, of Glasgow, in 1936. In 1938, the two stores in Jamaica Street were joined together and the site between Jamaica Street and Argyle Street, which adjoined the two stores, was reconstructed.
In 1947, following the liquidation of Fraser, Sons & Co Ltd, Arnott-Simpson Ltd, together with other assets of Fraser, Sons & Co Ltd, was transferred to House of Fraser Ltd. Arnott-Simpson Ltd was liquidated in 1949 although the name Arnott-Simpsons continued to be used.
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Dates of connection: 1938
Connection type: Arnott-Simpson Ltd was formed in 1938 as the result of the merger of Robert Simpson & Sons Ltd and Arnott & Co Ltd.
Dates of connection: 1938
Connection type: Arnott-Simpson Ltd was formed in 1938 as the result of the merger of Robert Simpson & Sons Ltd and Arnott & Co Ltd.
Dates of connection: 1938-1947
Connection type: Arnott-Simpson Ltd was a subsidiary of Fraser Sons & Co Ltd.
Dates of connection: 1947-1949
Connection type: Arnott-Simpson Ltd, as an asset of Fraser, Sons & Co Ltd, was transferred to House of Fraser Ltd in 1947.
Access points: Drapers - Retail trade
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