The Works (retailer)

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Industry Retailing
Founded 1981 (1981)
Headquarters Sutton Coldfield
England[1]
Number of locations
330 stores[2]
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Kevin Keaney (Group CEO)
    Dean Hoyle (Chairman)
Revenue Increase £123 million (April 2013)[3]
Website www.theworks.co.uk/home

The Works is a family friendly discount retailer UK-based [[retail], The Works sells a huge selection of discounted arts and craft items, gifts, toys and games, stationery, books and audiovisual goods. As of September 2011, The Works has over 330 branches across the UK.[4]

Expansion and ownership

In 2007, The Works acquired 26 outlets of the Bargain Books and Bookworld chains after their parent company went into administration.[5][6]

The Works itself entered administration in 2008[7] and was subsequently purchased by equity firm Endless.[8]

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