T. J. Hughes

T. J. Hughes is a British discount store brand which started in Liverpool in 1912. Thomas J. Hughes set up a small shop on Liverpool's London Road. He had been an apprentice at the drapery firm Owen Owen. Owen Owen bought part of the business in 1925. It expanded and was floated on the London Stock Exchange in May 1992. JJB Sports bought it in March 2002 for £42 million. In June 2011, TJ Hughes Limited announced that it was insolvent, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. Lewis Home Retail bought it. They kept the stores in Liverpool, Eastbourne, Glasgow, Sheffield, Newcastle and Widnes. 73 stores closed.^[1]

TJHughes Greenock

Since then it has opened and closed various new sites and as of 2023 trades from 14 stores. It started selling online in 2005

T. J. Hughes Media

TJ Hughes shop in Liverpool
A closed branch of TJ Hughes in Bradford.
Former TJ Hughes shop in Scunthorpe
Former TJ Hughes shop in Sheffield

References

↑ "TJ Hughes sets closure dates for 22 stores next week" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2011-08-04. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-14408234. Retrieved 2023-08-20.

[1] "TJ Hughes sets closure dates for 22 stores next week" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2011-08-04. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-14408234. Retrieved 2023-08-20.

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