Dalys was one of the 11 department stores of Glasgow, located on what was the grand Sauchiehall Street.
[1] By 1880 the son was dropped from the name of the business, however only four years later the partnership was dissolved and the business continued to trade as James Daly & Co.[2] At the same time as the partnership broke up the store moved from 32 Argyll Street to 60-62 Trongate, however this was a short term move as 8 years later the store again moved to its final home at 199 Sauchiehall Street.
[3] The store expanded from a drapery business into a full blown department store, taking over properties next door right up to number 217 Sauchiehall Street (1928), home to the former Willow Tea Rooms.
[4] In 1934 the business was purchased by the Scottish Drapery Corporation whom renamed the store Daly & Sons.
[5] The business stayed as an independent company run by the Daly family under the corporation's wing,[6] until 1952 when the Scottish Drapery Corporation was purchased by House of Fraser.