Past Times

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Past Times
Company typePublic company
IndustryRetail
Founded1987
FounderJohn Beale  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Defunct2012
Successor WHSmith

Past Times was a United Kingdom high street retailer, specialising in gifts and retro style goods. It was established as a mail order company in 1986 by John Beale, [1] who was also the developer of the Early Learning Centre. [2] In June 1987, the company opened the first branch in Oxford.

The firm went into administration in January 2012 [3] and in March 2013 the brand name was bought by WHSmith. [4] Past Times' website was taken down following the purchase. [5]

References

  1. ↑ John Richard Beale, 1944–2024.
  2. ↑ "WHSmith's acquisition of Past Times: What do retailers need to know?". Retail Week . 17 April 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.(subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Past Times goes into administration". BBC News . 16 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Rachel (11 April 2013). "WH Smith buys Past Times brand". The Daily Telegraph .
  5. ↑ Rigby, Chloe (12 April 2013). "Past Times website taken down as WH Smith buys the brand". InternetRetailing. Retrieved 4 December 2019.


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