Gerald Weisfeld
British businessman (1940–2020)
Gerald Weisfeld (17 March 1940 – 13 January 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder of the What Every Woman Wants (WEWW) retail chain, which at one time had 130 stores in the UK.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Gerald Weisfeld (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Mar 17, 1940, died Jan 13, 2020.1
About
Weisfeld was born in London to a Jewish family, and left school aged 15 without any qualifications.
Together with his wife Vera, Weisfeld started with one small shop in Glasgow, and grew What Every Woman Wants into 130 stores, before selling the chain in 1990 for £50 million.
In 1990, WEWW was sold to Brown & Jackson, and was later bought by Amber Day, run by Philip Green, and Weisfeld was later acrimoniously dismissed as chairman.
Weisfeld had three children with his first wife.
From Wikipedia’s article on Gerald Weisfeld, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- What Every Woman WantsFounder7
Career
Occupation: businessperson.4
- Date not recordedFounded What Every Woman Wants3
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataGerald Weisfeld on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGerald Weisfeld on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataWhat Every Woman Wants, Founder