What is T. J. Hughes?
'''T. J. Hughes''' is a British [[discount store]] brand which started in [[Liverpool]] in 1912. Thomas J. Hughes set up a small shop on Liverpool's London Road. He had been an [[Apprenticeship|apprentic]]<nowiki/>e at the drapery firm [[Owen Owen]]. Owen Owen bought part of the business in 1925. It expanded and was floated on the [[London Stock Exchange]] in May 1992. JJB Sports bought it in March 2002 for £42 million. In June 2011, TJ Hughes Limited announced that it was [[Insolvency|insolvent]], putting 4,000 jobs at risk. Lewis Home Retail bought it. They kept the stores in Liverpool, [[Eastbourne]], [[Glasgow]], [[Sheffield]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] and [[Widnes]]. 73 stores closed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-08-04|title=TJ Hughes sets closure dates for 22 stores next week|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-14408234|access-date=2023-08-20}}</ref> [[File:TJ Hughes Greenock.jpg|thumb|TJHughes [[Greenock]]]] Since then it has opened and closed various new sites and as of 2023 trades from 14 stores. It started selling [[Online shopping|online]] in 2005 ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Retail companies of the United Kingdom]]