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Barrow's Stores
Former department store in Birmingham
Barrow's Stores, also known as Barrow's, was an upmarket department store located in Birmingham, England. In the late 1950s, Barrow's Stores moved into the emerging supermarket business, and in 1964 was purchased by Fitch Lovell, the food distribution and manufacturing group, who eventually merged the business into their own chain, Key Markets.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Barrow's Stores, also known as Barrow's, was an upmarket department store located in Birmingham, England. In the late 1950s, Barrow's Stores moved into the emerging supermarket business, and in 1964 was purchased by Fitch Lovell, the food distribution and manufacturing group, who eventually merged the business into their own chain, Key Markets.2
Timeline
- 1849Founded Founded1
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- WikipediaBarrow's Stores
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ18636787
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- 1WikidataBarrow's Stores on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBarrow's Stores on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBarrow's Stores photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain