Beales is an English department store chain, which currently operates 1 branch in Poole, Dorset.

[4] Beales claims to be the first department store in the world to feature a live Father Christmas character, dating back to 1885.

On 4 June 2010, Beales acquired the Robbs department store in Hexham from Vergo Retail which was in administration, for £250,000.

[8] In August 2010, Beales expanded further by acquiring the Westgate Department Store in Rochdale from the Anglia Regional Co-operative Society.

[15] The 65 studio and 11 one bedroom flats with no parking which were described by AEW UK as "an environmentally sustainable approach" which "made the best use of the building"[16] were rejected by councillors as "shabby" and "appalling".

On 12 January 2020, Beales warned that the company with 23 stores in the UK could collapse into administration, if a buyer for the business could not be found.

At the time of entering administration, Beales had 23 stores and employed in excess of 1,000 people whose jobs were at risk.

[22] However, a new company, New Start 2020 Limited, owned by Panther Securities reopened a Beales store in Poole in August 2020.

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