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N Brown Group plc () is a British home shopping business based in Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It trades as a home shopping retailer under several names, including JD Williams, Jacamo, Simply Be and High and Mighty. ==History== The oldest company within the group was founded by James David Williams in 1859 when he started in business operating three mobile shops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manchester Commerce, Businessmen and Entrepreneurs )〕 The company flourished, but the family connection was broken when the Williams family interests were bought out by Alliance Brothers Limited in 1963.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=N Brown Group plc - Home )〕 Other catalogue companies were purchased, and the holding company for these became N Brown Investments. In 1970 the Company, then still called JD Williams, was wholly acquired by Sir David Alliance who reversed it into his property company ''N Brown Group plc''.〔(N Brown's outsize appeal ) Management Today, 1 September 1991〕 In a joint venture with ''Northern and Shell'',〔(Northern & Shell owner to call TV venture Express Shopping Channel ) Marketing Week, 21 October 2004〕 owners of the Daily Express, on 21 October 2004, the company launched the Express Shopping Channel.〔(N Brown trials TV shopping again ) Red Orbit, 7 August 2006〕 This closed in 2005.〔(Annual Report 2006 Page 14 )〕 In 2007 the Company won the ''Manchester Evening News'' "Business Of The Year" title for businesses with a turnover exceeding £50m. The company bought online underwear retailer Figleaves for £11.5 million in 2010.〔(N Brown buys Figleaves for £11.5m ) The Independent, 16 June 2010〕 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「N Brown Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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