Wm Low store in Whitehaven

William Low, ( popularly referred to as Willie Low's ; latterly marketed as Wm Low ) was a chain of supermarkets based in Dundee, Scotland, until it was bought out by Tesco for £ 257m in 1994.

Wm Low almost doubled in size between 1976 to 1984 with sustained expansion and increased store sizes.

In 1976, Wm Low had a total of of floor space which by 1984 had become.

Wm Low also rose to be included as number 400 in the Times 1000, a list of top UK Companies in 1984, whereas in 1976 it was not even listed.

In 1984, Wm Low attempted but failed to take over Hintons, which later became part of Safeway.

In 1985, Wm Low took over Laws Stores at a cost of £ 7. 1 million., a group predominantly based in the north-east of England with a portfolio of smaller stores than Wm Low.

Wm Low proceeded to close unprofitable Laws stores in 1986.

Wm Low attempted to take over Budgens, a move described by Budgens as a friendly merger and which had looked to be a done deal.

Also in 1989, James Millar of Wm Low approached John Apthorp, owner of Bejam Freezer Centres to explore the possibility of merging the two brands.

John Apthorp explains that he could not see the idea going ahead as Wm Low were losing market share and the store portfolio did not lend itself well to the possibility of conversions to freezer centre formats.

In 1987, Wm Low had sold its frozen food chain, Lowfreeze, to Bejam for £ 3. 8 million.

Wm Low was one of the market leaders in Scotland in terms of market share, which was 7. 4 % in 1981, rising to 10. 4 % in 1984 and then 12. 7 % in 1986.

J Sainsbury launched a counter-bid of £ 210 million but this would have led to a break up of the Wm Low portfolio as they had intended to maintain the best stores and dispose of the rest.

The Scottish market leader at the time, The Argyll Group-Safeway-announced in July 1994 that it would not be making a bid for Wm Low.

Tesco formally took over Wm Low on 2 September 1994 for a total sum of £ 257 million.

The purchase of Wm Low doubled Tesco's Scottish market share from 7. 6 % to 15. 3 % in 1995.

Prior to the take over, sales had been falling at a rate of 6 %, a figure that Tesco reversed to a growth of 20 % by February 1996 and the former Wm Low stores contributed £ 11 million profit to the Tesco group.

Although the vast majority of old Wm Low stores have now been replaced with all-new Tesco stores, some branches retain some Wm Low format fixtures ( e. g. open grid false ceilings and blue / pink tiling in toilets ).

Dundee Lochee which was the last large Wm Low superstore closed on 7 February 2009, being replaced by Dundee South Rd which is now Scotland's largest Tesco store, spread out over 3 floors.

WM Low Keith became The Original Factory Shop, Wm Low Forres remains empty to this day.

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The former Wm Low store in Goole, East Yorkshire, was taken over by Tesco, but this was relocated to a larger site on Boothferry Road in the late 1990s.

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On 16 February 2011, Wm Santus ' Dorning Street factory produced the two-billionth Uncle Joe's Mint Ball, which was encased in resin and placed on display at the Museum of Wigan Life until March 17.

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F. Mackey brought his decoys to market in a series of auctions in 1973 and 1974, with the star of his collection, a Long-billed Curlew by Wm.

* Semi-centennial celebration of the opening of Faneuil Hall Market, August 26, 1876: with a history of the market by Wm.

The old tavern, long since vanished with its round swinging sign and low bar-room, one corner of which, fortified with long pine-pickets, extended from the bar to the very ceiling, in times of yore, was owned successively by Wm.

Tesco Banff is the last obvious Wm Low style store left in the portfolio, having not undergone any refit since immediately after the takeover in 1996.

Wm Low Bathgate became B Wise, which then became Qs which has since closed down.

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are traditional mints produced by Wm Santus & Co. Ltd. in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England since 1898.