Company type | Unlisted public company |
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Industry | Retail |
Genre | Department Store |
Founded | 1867 |
Founder | Frank Bentall |
Headquarters | Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom |
Key people | Leonard Edward Rowan Bentall (Chairman 1968-78, President 1978-93) |
Parent | Fenwick |
Website | www.bentallcentre.co.uk |
Bentalls was a British department store chain based in Kingston upon Thames. The well regarded department store began as a drapery shop, founded by Frank Bentall in 1867. The business expanded significantly throughout the 20th century and operated a group of department stores in southern England. The company was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, but in 2001 was purchased by the private Fenwick group. The Kingston upon Thames store remained as the only store to operate under the Bentalls name until 2023, when it was changed to Fenwick.