C J Townrow & Sons

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C J Townrow & Sons are a small chain of department stores based in Essex.

The business opened during 1871 [1] and is run by the same family.

The business sells menswear, ladies clothes, shoes, kitchenware and linens.

It was originally based in Braintree, which closed in 2017, [2] but continues to operate with smaller branches in Maldon, Essex, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex and St Ives, Cambridgeshire, which was purchased from the administrators of another department store chain Eaden Lilley. [3] [4] In 2020 they purchased the homeware store of closing department store Winch & Blatch in Sudbury. [5] There were previously branches in Culver Street in Colchester, and High Street in Halstead. [6]

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References

  1. "Townrow Department Stores, Designer Fashion, Homewares, Beauty and Gifts" . Retrieved 31 October 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "End of an era for Townrow in Braintree, which is set to close". Braintree and Witham Times. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "Townrow Department Stores, Designer Fashion, Homewares, Beauty and Gifts" . Retrieved 31 October 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Eaden Lilley in St Ives is bought by Townrow - Drapers p.6 Jun 2009" . Retrieved 20 Nov 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "A very painful decision - Winch & Blatch to close three of its Sudbury shops". Eastern Daily Times. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. "South & South East England" . Retrieved 31 October 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)