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Mothercare plc () is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to 8 years old. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. ==History== The Company was founded by Selim Zilkha and Sir James Goldsmith in 1961.〔(Mothercare Chief Executive ousted after fourth profits warning in under a year )〕 It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1972.〔 In 1982, it merged with Habitat〔 to form Habitat Mothercare plc. In 1986, Habitat Mothercare plc merged with British Home Stores, to form Storehouse plc.〔 In January 1996, it bought Children's World from Boots,〔(UK Business Park:Storehouse )〕 and rebranded all of their superstores Mothercare World stores. In 2000, the Bhs stores were sold to Philip Green,〔 and Storehouse reverted to the Mothercare brand.〔 In June 2007, Mothercare bought the Early Learning Centre (ELC) for £85 million.〔("Mothercare to buy Early Learning Centre" ), Reuters, 30 April 2007〕 In October 2007, Mothercare launched Gurgle, a pregnancy and parenting social networking website.〔(Mothercare pre-tax profits increase tenfold, back from the brink ) ''Baby Chums'', 22 May 2009.〕 In November 2009, Mothercare acquired the 50% of Gurgle that it did not already own.〔(Mothercare buys remaining 50% of Gurgle.com ). ''Retail Week'', 18 September 2009〕 In July 2010, Mothercare bought the trademark and brand of privately owned rival ''Blooming Marvellous''.〔(Mothercare buys up rival Blooming Marvellous ). ''Daily Mail'', 15 July 2010〕 In May 2011, it was reported that Mothercare was set to undergo a major restructure in their retail sector, resulting in an undisclosed number ELC stores moving into neighbouring Mothercare stores to lower costs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mothercare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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