Infobox Defunct company company name Hillards company logo type Public company Public slogan company type fate Acquired Predecessor successor Tesco foundation 1885 defunct 1987 location Cleckheaton , West Yorkshire industry Retail products Groceries key people num employees parent subsid Hillards Public limited company plc was a small supermarket chain from the North of England , bought out in a hostile takeover by Tesco in 1987. History The company was founded by John Wesley Hillard in 1885 in the West Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton . ref name history http www.hillards trust.co.uk 4612.html Hillards Charitable Trust ref The first shop was opened in Lion Chambers there and shortly after 1900 there were 20 shops operating as Lion Stores . ref name history By 1951 there were over 70 stores and by 1968 it had warehouse size stores in Wakefield , Lincoln, England Lincoln and York . ref name history In 1970 the trade name Lion Stores was dropped in favour of Hillards and in 1972 the Company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange . ref name history Peter Hartley, a grandson of the founder, became Executive Chairman in 1983 and in May 1987, following a hostile bid, the business was acquired by Tesco for 220m. ref cite news title A history of Tesco The rise of Britain s biggest supermarket url http www.telegraph.co.uk finance markets 2788089 A history of Tesco The rise of Britains biggest supermarket.html publisher Telegraph Media Group Limited accessdate 13 February 2009 location London first Tim last Clark date 15 April 2008 ref References references External links http www.hillards trust.co.uk 5302 6673.html List of Hillards Stores Defunct UK grocers Category Companies established in 1885 Category Supermarkets of the United Kingdom Category Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom Category Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange UK retail company stub ... more details
ref Before being taken over by Tesco, the store was a branch of Hillards , ref cite web url http ... s Hillards Charitable Trust title Areas previously served by a Hillards store with radius accessdate ... with Hillards. ref name Gerald Reece The High Street retains various independent shops, including ... more details
its hostile takeover of the Hillards chain of 40 supermarkets in the North of England for 220 million. ref Cite news first Margareta last Pagano title Shocked Hillards attacks greed of Prudential ... more details
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