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1708:Penhaligon's
1608:Aston Martin
1589:
1434:Molton Brown
1060:Warby Parker
1005:GKB Opticals
987:
947:Sunglass Hut
927:LensCrafters
917:EyeBuyDirect
907:Apollo-Optik
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668:Predecessors
606:Subsidiaries
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149:2,500 (2007)
98:Headquarters
47:Company type
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1713:Peter Jones
1668:Jaguar Cars
1499:Silverspoon
1474:Robertson's
1379:Jaguar Cars
1304:DHL Express
1289:Dairy Crest
786:Randy Lewis
756:Jim Skinner
633:Duane Reade
104:, England,
1880:Categories
1832:Land Rover
1718:Ritz Hotel
1703:Parker Pen
1683:Land Rover
1598:Ainsworths
1449:Parker Pen
1399:Land Rover
1194:Ainsworths
1045:Specsavers
1010:GlassesUSA
519:Literature
420:3 November
394:29 January
330:References
280:subsidiary
273:Birmingham
256:, to form
113:Key people
102:Nottingham
1827:John Lobb
1812:Hatchards
1688:Laphroaig
1678:John Lobb
1658:Hatchards
1514:Tanqueray
1494:Schweppes
1479:Robinsons
1424:McVitie's
1394:Kellogg's
1389:John Lobb
1359:HP Bulmer
1354:Hatchards
1239:Bollinger
1209:AkzoNobel
1204:Angostura
1050:US Vision
838:Strepsils
823:Ibuprofen
771:John Boot
705:Kerr Drug
690:Drug Fair
654:Walgreens
200:opticians
1865:Category
1753:Weetabix
1748:Waitrose
1628:Burberry
1613:Autoglym
1554:Weetabix
1549:Waitrose
1529:Unilever
1524:Twinings
1329:Schwartz
1284:Colman's
1259:Burberry
1229:Bendicks
1214:Autoglym
1083:Category
1000:Fielmann
710:USA Drug
234:and the
126:Eye care
122:Products
59:Industry
1782:Barbour
1618:Barbour
1489:Samsung
1274:Castrol
1264:Cadbury
1249:Britvic
1224:Barbour
811:Related
300:De Rigo
284:British
262:D&A
214:History
202:in the
168:Website
80: (
75:Defunct
67:Founded
18:D&A
1569:Wolsey
1484:Ryvita
1454:Persil
1444:Nestlé
1299:Dettol
1244:Brasso
1184:Andrex
1030:Moscot
719:People
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488:5 June
466:5 June
359:
157:Parent
1698:Minky
1504:Spode
1429:Minky
1364:Heinz
1309:Dorma
1199:Atora
900:owned
843:Wag's
649:No. 7
645:(50%)
618:Boots
269:Aston
132:Owner
1792:DAKS
1638:DAKS
1294:DAKS
932:OPSM
795:Sir
530:ISBN
490:2013
468:2013
422:2023
396:2009
357:ISBN
304:BBGR
90:Fate
82:2015
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