Lewis's
| Company type | Department store |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | Liverpool, 1856 |
| Founder | David Lewis |
| Defunct | 29 May 2010 |
| Fate | Lease unable to be renewed, brand name bought, grotto re-opened |
| Successor | Lewis's Home Retail |
| Headquarters | Liverpool , England |
Key people | David Thompson Sir Philip Green David Lewis Louis Cohen Rex Cohen Lord Woolton |
| Parent | LHR Holdings Ltd |
| Website | lewiss |
Lewis's is a online retailer and homeware brand. It was also a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The owners of Lewis's went into administration several times, including in 1991. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became the flagship of the chain. Several stores in the chain were bought in 1991 by the company Owen Owen and continued to operate under the Lewis's brand name for several years, but after the closure of the Manchester store in 2001, only the original Liverpool store continued to trade under the Lewis's name. This store was sold in 2007 to Vergo Retail Ltd and closed in 2010.
Lewis's was briefly a member of the International Association of Department Stores, from 1951 to 1953.
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