| 词条 | Featherstones |
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Featherstones were a small department store group in Kent. HistoryIn 1901 John Thomas Featherstone set up a store in Chatham High Street to supply goods to the public, with the novel idea of selling them on credit with no interest charged.[1] The store sold a large range of goods from a drapery department to coal. They were listed in early adverts as Universal Providers.[2] By the 1930s they had opened further branches in Rochester High Street; Bell Road Sittingbourne; The Broadway Sheerness; Palace Street Canterbury; Parrock Street Gravesend; Earl Street Maidstone.[3] The business ran a club which shoppers could save their money with to buy goods.[4] During the 1970s Chris Featherstone, a member of the family raced sportscars, including Formula 5000.[5][6] The business continued to run until 1981, when the stores were closed and the business changed its focus onto property.[7] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.featherstonesproperty.com/history.htm|title=History of Featherstone Properties|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9418.0|title=Featherstones Chatham - Kent History Forum Website|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9418.0|title=Featherstones Chatham - Kent History Forum Website|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?PHPSESSID=f21585a37ac4c0bbd4a7849872351e6d&topic=8611.0|title=Featherstones, Chatham High Street - Kent History Forum Website|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9418.0|title=Featherstones Chatham - Kent History Forum Website|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/chris-featherstone/|title=Chris Featherstone Racing Record - Driver Database|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.featherstonesproperty.com/history.htm|title=History of Featherstone Properties|accessdate=13 Nov 2014}} 8 : Defunct department stores of the United Kingdom|Defunct companies of England|Companies based in Kent|British companies established in 1901|Retail companies established in 1901|Retail companies disestablished in 1981|1901 establishments in England|1981 disestablishments in England |
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