Famous Army Stores Ltd. was a major independent retailer of camping equipment, outdoor clothing footwear and army surplus.
[1] It was based in Garston, Liverpool,[2] The company had been founded in the 1940s by the Wilson family of Liverpool, whose business interests also included Limocoat, Cathedral Touring Agency and Starways Airline.
Highpoint Trading was the parent company for Famous Army Stores and Limocoat, formed as a vehicle for a management buy-out in 1996.
[3] However the outbreak of foot and mouth disease plunged the business into losses for 2001, after the countryside was closed and requirement for company's goods disappeared for 7 months leaving the company with a liability of costs for 200 branches and 1,500 employees and negligible income.
The company struggled to stay afloat without receiving any government aid and eventually went into administration.