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Foster Brothers clothing company started in Pontefract Yorkshire by William Foster in 1876, and in fact there were no brothers . William thought Foster brothers sounded more professional, and thus FOSTER BROTHERS CLOTHING COMPANY WAS BORN.
Sadly, business in Pontefract didn’t realise the success he expected, so he moved to Birmingham, and opened his first shop on Coventry road, and from there, the business expanded with ultimately in excess of 300 branches.
I joined Fosters in 1969, as a young man of 18, and worked in the Pontefract branch which was resurrected some years post 1876.
My manager was John Humphrey.
I remember going to HO… Bradford street. We went on buying trips, and went round the warehouse picking stock for the branch.
I remember well the company boys wear buyer was a lovely man, his name was Wilf Hubbard.
The company eventually moved to Marshall lake road in Shirley, where Mr High was joint Chairman and managing director.
I worked for Fosters from 1969 -1993, and managed several shops , and eventually became an area manager in 1976 in the midlands.
Please feel free to ask me any questions.
GRAEME HEWES.