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526:"WITTINGTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED company key information"
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902:"Selfridges sold for £4bn to Thai-Austrian alliance"
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435:In December 2020, the Weston family announced that
420:supermarkets and it's various grocery brands, from
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676:"Weston dynasty furnishes Heal's with new home"
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991:2009 report of the Garfield Weston Foundation
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334:, England. The company is 79.2% owned by the
1277:Family-owned companies of the United Kingdom
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746:"George Weston Limited – 2015 Annual Report"
778:Loblaw Companies Limited 2010 annual report
1272:Investment companies of the United Kingdom
1252:Companies based in the City of Westminster
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985:Webpage of Wittington Investments, Limited
780:. Toronto: Loblaw Companies Limited. 2011.
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979:Website of Wittington Investments Limited
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482:In 2024, Wittington Invesments became a
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61:; 83 years ago
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1205:Garfield Weston Foundation
1153:Power Supermarkets Limited
592:Associated British Foods.
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818:Davies, Charles (1987).
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626:"Obituary: Garry Weston"
430:Associated British Foods
422:Associated British Foods
402:Loblaw Companies Limited
351:Associated British Foods
320:Associated British Foods
178:Associated British Foods
445:controlling shareholder
398:controlling shareholder
188:, Wittington Properties
27:British holding company
1215:Wittington Investments
632:. UK. 16 February 2002
304:Wittington Investments
198:wittington-investments
1210:George Weston Limited
530:UK.GlobalDatabase.com
426:George Weston Limited
387:George Weston Limited
124:14.133 billion (2020)
1144:Kingsway Fresh Foods
758:on December 24, 2018
698:Dun & Bradstreet
594:"Annual Report 2011"
1287:Fortnum & Mason
1073:George Weston Foods
931:selfridgespress.com
363:Fortnum & Mason
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182:Fortnum & Mason
144:15.5 billion (2019)
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1174:W. Garfield Weston
1136:Dairy Wrap Produce
1044:Abitec Corporation
1035:Current operations
987:(Canadian company)
850:. 1967. p. 8.
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475:and Austrian firm
451:chains, including
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340:W. Garfield Weston
258:W. Garfield Weston
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78:W. Garfield Weston
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1127:Former operations
981:(British company)
581:. 31 August 2015.
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373:Canadian business
308:holding companies
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882:Irish Times
726:newswire.ca
703:29 December
455:in the UK,
389:, owner of
1246:Categories
1189:Guy Weston
1087:Mozolo oil
1047:Abitec Ltd
962:2024-08-16
935:Selfridges
912:2021-12-24
887:2022-01-21
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490:References
453:Selfridges
281:Key people
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101:Key people
1140:Fine Fare
1083:Kingsmill
418:Fine Fare
414:Joe Fresh
180:(54.5%),
1232:Category
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