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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent, George Davies, Philip Green, Mike Ashley, David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, William Henry Smith, John Moores, Jacqueline Gold, Terence Conran, John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover, Albert Gubay, Mary Portas, Allan Leighton, Terry Leahy, Harry Gordon Selfridge, Stuart Rose, Justin King, Bill Grimsey, Harold Tillman, Tom Hayhoe, Richard Greenbury, William Whiteley, Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, Flora Solomon, Wali Tasar Uddin, Frederick Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden, John Lewis, Ambrose Heal, Isaac Wolfson, Michael Marks, Peter Marks, Julian Richer, Sanjay Vadera, Jack Cohen, John Jacques, Baron Jacques, Marcus Sieff, Baron Sieff of Brimpton, Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, Jane Shepherdson, Andrew James Bond, William Innell Clement, Kate Swann, Robert Sainsbury, Sarah Cooper, Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson, Derek Rayner, Baron Rayner, Chris Cattlin, Ray Middleton, Roy Keith Black, Peter Rees Jones, John Spedan Lewis, Charles Kalms, Stephen Boler, Sir John Barker, 1st Baronet, David Edward Reid, Charles Clore, Nicholas Wheeler, Ernest Debenham, Dean Hoyle, Alec Monk, John Hargreaves, Bernard Miller, Israel Sieff, Baron Sieff, Simon Marks, 1st Baron Marks of Broughton, John Cavell, Joseph Thornton, Jesse Elliston. Excerpt: George Davies (born October 29, 1941 in Liverpool), is an English fashion designer and retailer. Davis headed Next from its creation in the 1980s, before moving on to start the fashion label 'George at Asda' in the 1990s. Leaving Asda in 2000 following their acquisition by Walmart, he launched the Per Una fashion collection at Marks & Spencer. In 2009, Davies launched his 4th brand (called GIVe) which saw 26 stores opening in selected towns and Cities in the UK along with an e-commerce retailing. Dubbed as a "serial brand creator,."..