Rumbelows was an electrical retailer in the UK which once rivalled Currys, Dixons and Comet. Currys is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. ... Dixons is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group). ... Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ...
For two seasons from 1990 to 1992 Rumbelows were the title sponsor of the English Football League Cup, a Professional football competition played in England. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
The former Rumbelows shop in Whitechapel, Liverpool (now home to Ann Summers) was the heart of the NEMS empire in the early 60s, owned by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein. The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Brian Samuel Epstein (IPA: ) (born in Liverpool, England; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was the manager of The Beatles. ...
Thorn EMI, Rumbelows’ owner, decided to pull out of the electrical retail business in 1995 because of heavy losses, closing all of the Rumbelows stores and selling many of them to the German PC retailer Escom. Escom itself subsequently ceased trading in 1996 following financial difficulties. Thorn EMI logo Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... ESCOM, actually Eickmeyer Schmitt Computer Society Ltd. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
External links
Transcript of an ITN report from 1995 on Rumbelows demise
Picture of a empty former branch of Rumbelows in 2007 Flickr.com
Rumbelows is a former UK electrical retail store that once rivalled Currys, Dixons and Comet.
For two seasons from 1990 to 1992 Rumbelows were the title sponsor of the English Football League Cup, a Professional football competition played in England.
The former Rumbelows shop in Whitechapel, Liverpool, now home to Ann Summers, was the heart of the Brian Epstein NEMS empire in the early 60s - manager of the Fab 4.
The chain was axed by Thorn EMI earlier this month and most stores have been in the process of closing over the last few weeks.
No one is talking about the price paid for the Rumbelows chain, but media sources suggest figures well into the tens of millions of pounds, a figure that Escom can afford, as its main investor is Siemens-Nixdorf, the German technology giant.
The move came at the last minute for Rumbelows, which was up for grabs from Thorn EMI, the British technology group, which had set itself a self-imposed deadline of the end of April to sell the 285 strong chain of stores.
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