Peter Robinson (department store)

Founded in 1833 as a drapery, Robinson bought up nearby shops on Oxford Street to create a department store.

By 1840, he had opened a Court & General Mourning House store at 247–249 Regent Street,[1] which became known as "Black Peter Robinsons".

They always had a brougham, harnessed with a coachman dressed in black and lady fitters sat inside, ready to hurry off to the home of a newly bereaved widow.

[11] The business continued to expand, with new stores opening across the United Kingdom, including Lime Street in Liverpool.

In 1964, to try to attract the younger buyer, Peter Robinson's Topshop was opened on the third floor of the Sheffield store (located in Angel Street).