Talk:Dillons the Bookstore

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Owners of the Past

Her place, as Managing Director was taken by Peter Stockham. then followed a period when Dillons was controlled by the unions (Actss). Then in 1977, Grant Paton, from Glasgow, was appointed Managing Director by the then owners, University of London. It was taken over shortly afterwards by Pentos Ltd. Back in private hands by the mid-1980s...

This doesn't explain why the University of London gave up ownership to Pentos, let alone why 'The Unions' were in control --- trades unions rarely collect book-shops --- Actss appears to be the Clerical section of the Transport_and_General_Workers'_Union. Had the University defaulted on wages, and so pledged a possession ? Claverhouse (talk) 23:33, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A bit thin, this

It fails to mention Terry Maher, who ran Dillons into the ground, besides doing untold damage to the entire trade. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:7E8:C619:DB01:5573:100D:C715:54DD (talk) 16:55, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]