Jones Bootmaker
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Jones Bootmaker is a UK-based footwear retailer with over 80 branches throughout the United Kingdom
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, London
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Alfred Jones was one of the first traders to install electric lighting in his shop and many people visited the store to see this new phenomenon.
Over the years, nine of the Jones sons were apprenticed to the shoe trade, and each went on to open their own stores trading under the name of A. Jones & Sons. These stores led the field by introducing stocks of ready-made shoes in 3 different widths and started a tradition in shoe fitting.
Following the second world war expansion continued with the opening of a large warehouse in Eastbourne, East Sussex, the acquisition of new stores and the modernisation of branches. Throughout the expansion the ideals of a family business with a long standing reputation for quality care and fitting was maintained.
By 1955 the number of shops had outgrown the factories production capacity and the company joined Church's
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As a member of the Church group the company expanded further under the name 'Jones Bootmaker since 1857.' In 1994 the first new 'City Bootmaker' shop was opened in Manchester, and in 1996 the company became known as 'Jones Bootmaker.' Prada
acquired the Church group and subsequently in 2001 Jones Bootmaker was taken over by a private investor. In 2006, a financial consortium took over the main interests of the company but Jones Bootmaker is now once again privately owned.
United Kingdom
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History
The story of Jones Bootmaker began in 1857 when Alfred Jones and his wife Emma, opened a footwear shop in BayswaterBayswater
Bayswater is an area of west London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the west . It is a built-up district located 3 miles west-north-west of Charing Cross, bordering the north of Hyde Park over Kensington Gardens and having a population density of...
, London
London
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Alfred Jones was one of the first traders to install electric lighting in his shop and many people visited the store to see this new phenomenon.
Over the years, nine of the Jones sons were apprenticed to the shoe trade, and each went on to open their own stores trading under the name of A. Jones & Sons. These stores led the field by introducing stocks of ready-made shoes in 3 different widths and started a tradition in shoe fitting.
Following the second world war expansion continued with the opening of a large warehouse in Eastbourne, East Sussex, the acquisition of new stores and the modernisation of branches. Throughout the expansion the ideals of a family business with a long standing reputation for quality care and fitting was maintained.
By 1955 the number of shops had outgrown the factories production capacity and the company joined Church's
Church's
Church’s is a high-end English footwear manufacturer founded in 1873 by Thomas Church and his three sons.Over time, the little family business grew into a corporation currently employing nearly 700 people....
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As a member of the Church group the company expanded further under the name 'Jones Bootmaker since 1857.' In 1994 the first new 'City Bootmaker' shop was opened in Manchester, and in 1996 the company became known as 'Jones Bootmaker.' Prada
Prada
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...
acquired the Church group and subsequently in 2001 Jones Bootmaker was taken over by a private investor. In 2006, a financial consortium took over the main interests of the company but Jones Bootmaker is now once again privately owned.