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Bonds of Norwich
Bonds of Norwich
Robert Herne Bond, Humble Beginnings in Norwich
Family business The business was founded in 1879 by Robert Herne Bond. Having outgrown the family business started in Chelmsford by ...
Early Twentieth Century
Strong Bonds Bonds of Norwich had slipped comfortably into the 20th Century. Strong family foundations meant an incredibly strong platform on ...
Devasted by war
Victim of the Baedeker Raids Despite a peaceful first couple of years during the year, with the commencement of the Blitz, ...
The Post-War Years
Shifting The ‘Cheap’ Image In the years following the war, Bonds focused on the rebuilding of the shop on the old ...
The steps that led to Partnership takeover
Shifting the cheap image. In the years following the war, Bonds focused on the rebuilding of the shop on the old ...
Bonds Becomes Part of the Partnership
Keeping the Bonds name On 25 May 1982, it was announced the Bonds would become part of the John Lewis Partnership, ...
Bonds: Refurbishment and Extension
The Partnership takeover of Bonds was a massive upheaval for both the staff and the customers, who had been very ...
From Bonds to John Lewis
A new century At the dawn of the new century, it was starting to become apparent that although the store had ...
Branches A-B
John Lewis & Partners Aberdeen
A.H Bull
John Lewis & Partners Ashford
Bainbridge
John Lewis & Partners Basingstoke
John Lewis & Partners Birmingham
John Lewis & Partners Bluewater
Blinkhorn Ltd
Bon Marche
Bonds of Norwich
John Lewis & Partners Brent Cross
John Lewis Bristol
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