Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Five Star Ltd.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1962 - 1979 (/2008)
History
The company was incorporated in 1962 and acted as the controlling company of the retailing division. In the 1970s there were around 30 Five Star Supermarkets opened, with off-licence sections offering the range of wines, spirits and mineral drinks manufactured by the Williams Group.
In the 1975 the company acquired 13 Allied Suppliers Stores trading under the Lipton name.
Quinnsworth acquired the chain in 1979. 2008 the company was dissolved.
Places
national coverage: Cork, Ennis, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Navan, Dublin, Athlone, Tullamore, Birr, Clonmel and Carlow
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Relationships area
Related entity
Williams Group Tullamore Ltd. (1966-1997)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1967 - 1979
Description of relationship
Related entity
D. E. Williams Ltd. (1891-1997)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
D. E. Williams Ltd. is the owner of Five Star Ltd.
Dates of relationship
1962 - 1979
Description of relationship
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Sources
OHS2/DEW/1/5 Williams Group brochures