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[[Image:StewartsHolywood.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A Stewarts off licence in [[Holywood, County Down|Holywood]], [[County Down]]]] |
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'''Stewarts Supermarket Limited''' (traded as '''Stewarts |
'''Stewarts Supermarket Limited''' (traded as '''Stewarts''' and '''Crazy Prices''') was a supermarket chain in [[Northern Ireland]]. The chain was purchased by [[Tesco]] in March 1997. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Joseph Lowry Stewart |
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Joseph Lowry Stewart |
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Stewart’s Supermarkets provided employment for thousands of people over many decades. |
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Updated: 14/07/2008 |
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Stewart’s Cash Stores |
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Joseph Lowry Stewart was born in 1881 and educated at Creevycarnonan, a townland near Crossgar, Co Down. His family were Presbyterian farming stock, originating from west Scotland. At the age of 14 he became an apprentice grocer, first in the Markets area of Belfast and then in two spells at Agnes Street. |
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Stewart opened his first store at 334 Beersbridge Road in east Belfast on September 30, 1911. He acquired four adjacent properties in subsequent years and transformed them into Stewart’s Cash Stores, the name given to all his future establishments. Bakery and grocery goods were the main focus of his trade and so successful was his business that, by the late 1920s, he was unable to satisfy customer demand on the premises. In 1929 he opened a new bakery at the Greenville Road, which in turn was extended into a warehouse, offices and workshop. By the time he sold his company to the Weston’s in the mid 1930s, Joe Stewart owned over 70 stores around Northern Ireland, the second principal one being located at the Newtownards Road. |
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The sale of his stores to Garfield Weston made him a millionaire, but he was so dedicated to his trade that he stayed on as managing director until forced to retire on his seventieth birthday. The company removed his nameplate from the door as the only means of conveying to him that he had to leave! With the arrival of Don Tidey, the company name was altered to Stewart’s Supermarkets, and the family name eventually disappeared in the 1990s with the absorption by Tescos. |
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The businessman and family man |
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Joe Stewart displayed considerable personal integrity. Many people believed that as Northern Ireland’s principal grocer, he could circumvent rationing during the second world war, but, in fact, Stewart annoyed his wife by returning any unused portion of the family’s butter ration and was scrupulous with the fuel ration. He once angrily turned away an offer of contraband sugar. Neither did he display any preference towards his family, none of whom achieved a major position in Stewart’s Cash Stores. |
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Black Joe, as he was sometimes called on account of his hair, was a demanding, even intimidating employer, but nearly all of his employees recalled him as fair and considerate. He was also privately generous to local charities. |
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A typical East Belfast entrepreneur |
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It is possible to view JL Stewart in the same mould as the more celebrated industrialists and entrepreneurs of east Belfast, such as Sir Edward Harland (Harland and Wolff), Sir Samuel Davidson (Sirocco) and William Holmes Smiles (Belfast Ropeworks). He displayed their qualities of independence, prudence and integrity. Like them, he was also a pioneer and a man of vision. He displayed business acumen and an instinct for his trade, and if he demanded dedication from his staff, it was no more than he displayed himself. In sum, Stewart exhibited the Victorian principle of ‘Self Help’, advocated in the title of the book by Smiles’ father. His company became the leader in its field and provided employment for thousands of people over many decades. |
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Further Reading |
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‘American Pie, Canadian Biscuits and the Rise of J L Stewart’ by Keith Haines in East Belfast Historical Society Journal 4.1 (2002). |
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By Keith Haines © 2004. |
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Consult the Linen Hall Library catalogue |
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===Stewarts/Crazy Prices=== |
===Stewarts/Crazy Prices=== |
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The company slogans were 'No |
The company slogans were 'No one delivers value like Stewarts' and 'No one delivers freshness like Stewarts'. A television advertising campaign in the end of the 1980s included a cover version of the song ''[[The_Loco-Motion|Locomotion]]'', with these slogans replacing 'Come on baby, do the Locomotion'. (The song was then popular because of [[Kylie Minogue]]'s successful cover of 1988). |
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Crazy Prices' long |
Crazy Prices' long time advertising theme was alternate lyrics set to the tune ''[[Tiger Feet]]'' by [[Mud_(band)|Mud]]. |
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===Tesco=== |
===Tesco=== |
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On 21 March 1997, [[Tesco]] agreed the purchase of the food retailing and related businesses of [[Associated British Foods]] |
On 21 March 1997, [[Tesco]] agreed the purchase of the food retailing and related businesses of [[Associated British Foods]] (ABF) on the island of [[Ireland]] for £643 million.<ref>{{cite web | title = Tesco plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 1998 | publisher = Tesco | date = | url = http://www.tescoplc.com/files/pdf/reports/annual_report_1998.pdf | accessdate = 28 March 2014}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in May, after regulatory approval was granted. |
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The Northern Irish businesses were 19 Stewarts, nine Crazy Prices and six other (Westside Stores and Bloomfields along with Toy Crazy and Pet Crazy in the [[Derriaghy]] complex), 78 Stewarts Wine Barrel off licence stores, the sports goods retailer [[Lifestyle Sports & Leisure Ltd|Lifestyle Sports]], the meat processing and packing business Kingsway Fresh Foods and the fresh fruit and vegetable distributor ''Daily Wrap Produce''. |
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| ⚫ | This was a major expansion of Tesco's presence in Northern Ireland, its only other presence in Northern Ireland being a Tesco Metro in Belfast City Centre. Other Great Britain-based retailers had entered the |
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| ⚫ | This was a major expansion of Tesco's presence in [[Northern Ireland]], its only other presence in Northern Ireland being a Tesco Metro in the [[Belfast City Centre|city centre]] of [[Belfast]]. Other [[Great Britain]]-based retailers had entered the market in Ireland around the same time. [[Sainsbury's]] had opened two stores at [[Ballymena]] and [[Forestside]] by the time Tesco completed the Stewarts purchase, and opened seven more between then and 2003. |
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| ⚫ | [[Safeway (UK)|Safeway]] formed [[Safeway Stores (Ireland)|Safeway Stores Ireland]] along with [[Fitzwilton]], taking over a number of former stores of [[Wellworths]]. The [[Republic of Ireland]] stores (Powers Supermarkets, trading as [[Quinnsworth]] and Crazy Prices) became [[Tesco Ireland]], while the Northern Irish stores became part of the Tesco core business in the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:34, 5 June 2024
| Company type | Former supermarket chain |
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| Defunct | 1997 |
| Fate | Purchased by Tesco |
| Successor | Tesco |
| Parent | Associated British Foods |
Stewarts Supermarket Limited (traded as Stewarts and Crazy Prices) was a supermarket chain in Northern Ireland. The chain was purchased by Tesco in March 1997.
History
[edit]Stewarts/Crazy Prices
[edit]The company slogans were 'No one delivers value like Stewarts' and 'No one delivers freshness like Stewarts'. A television advertising campaign in the end of the 1980s included a cover version of the song Locomotion, with these slogans replacing 'Come on baby, do the Locomotion'. (The song was then popular because of Kylie Minogue's successful cover of 1988).
Crazy Prices' long time advertising theme was alternate lyrics set to the tune Tiger Feet by Mud.
Tesco
[edit]On 21 March 1997, Tesco agreed the purchase of the food retailing and related businesses of Associated British Foods (ABF) on the island of Ireland for £643 million.[1] The acquisition was completed in May, after regulatory approval was granted.
The Northern Irish businesses were 19 Stewarts, nine Crazy Prices and six other (Westside Stores and Bloomfields along with Toy Crazy and Pet Crazy in the Derriaghy complex), 78 Stewarts Wine Barrel off licence stores, the sports goods retailer Lifestyle Sports, the meat processing and packing business Kingsway Fresh Foods and the fresh fruit and vegetable distributor Daily Wrap Produce.
This was a major expansion of Tesco's presence in Northern Ireland, its only other presence in Northern Ireland being a Tesco Metro in the city centre of Belfast. Other Great Britain-based retailers had entered the market in Ireland around the same time. Sainsbury's had opened two stores at Ballymena and Forestside by the time Tesco completed the Stewarts purchase, and opened seven more between then and 2003.
Safeway formed Safeway Stores Ireland along with Fitzwilton, taking over a number of former stores of Wellworths. The Republic of Ireland stores (Powers Supermarkets, trading as Quinnsworth and Crazy Prices) became Tesco Ireland, while the Northern Irish stores became part of the Tesco core business in the United Kingdom.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tesco plc Annual Report and Financial Statements 1998" (PDF). Tesco. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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