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Morleys Stores is a group of eight in Greater London, a business-to-business furniture supply subsidiary called Morley's of Bicester Ltd and a department store & furniture centre called Camp Hopson of Newbury in Newbury, Berkshire. Morleys Stores Ltd The group is named after the original store that opened in Brixton, south London as Morley & Lanceley.
On 18 March 2025 they announced the acquisition of the Jolly's department store in Milsom Street, Bath, one of the UK's oldest and scheduled to fully reopen after refurbishment in October 2026.
In 1929, the Brixton store started selling contract furniture, eventually expanding and moving to Bicester. It acquired the similar businesses of Duncan Roberts Ltd in 2002 and Principal Furniture Ltd in 2005. Morley's of Bicester Ltd
The Brixton Road shop originally traded as Morley & Lanceley. In 2009 Morleys bought Roomes Fashion and Home in Upminster London department store group targets Roomes of Upminster acquisition, The Furnishing Report, Letchworth Hertfordshire, 1 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2012. and in 2010 it bought the Pearsons stores in Enfield and Bishop's Stortford. Morleys acquires Pearsons department stores, 9 November 2010 . Retrieved 8 November 2012. Smith Bros in Tooting was rebranded Morleys on 1 November 2010 and the Pearsons store in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire closed during 2012.
In November 2014, Morley's purchased Camp Hopson of Newbury which consists of a department store and furniture centre. Camp Hopson of Newbury has been sold | Newbury Weekly News
In the year to January 2014 group profit was £5.6 million on turnover of £90.6 million. Morleys Stores Limited, Company report quoted by Worksmart, TUC, London, Undated . Retrieved 8 November 2012.
In November 2016, it was confirmed that Morleys had signed up for its ninth store, taking over the vacated former British Home Stores premises at Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath. The new store opened in spring 2017.
In November 2023, the company made a £5.5 million investment in chocolate café chain Knoops Chocolate.
In March 2025 it was announced that Morleys had taken on the lease of the former Jolly's department store in Bath, which had been closed by its prior occupants House of Fraser the previous year. "The Retail Bulletin", 2025-03-18 Morleys in Tooting closed on 30 April 2025.
List of current Morleys Group stores as of 2025.
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