Boodles

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Boodles is a privately held British luxury jeweller and jewellery designer group founded in 1798. Boodles is family company located in Liverpool, it also has stores in London, Manchester, Dublin and Chester. Their flagship store is found on New Bond Street, London.HistoryFounded as Boodle and Dunthorne, The first shop opened in 1798 in Liverpool. Later in 1910 it amalgamated with the Wainwright family, owners of another Liverpool jewellers. The business has remained with them ever since.In 1965 Boodles opened a second store in Chester and a third one in Manchester in 1982. Nicholas and Michael Wainwright took over from their father, Anthony Wainwright, in 1992. Under their stewardship, Boodles opened several stores in London.Boodles’ first London store opened on Brompton Road opposite Harrods. Later, they moved it to No.1 Sloane Street. Fast forward to present day, Boodles are due to launch their new showroom at No.6 Sloane Street in early 2017. Boodles’ second London store was on Regent Street, and this also moved to Bond St, which is the current Boodles flagship store.Boodles now has nine stores including five in London: Savoy Hotel, New Bond Street, Sloane Street, The Royal Exchange and Harrods, three in North West England; (Manchester, Liverpool and Chester) and one in Dublin, Ireland.