Plummer Roddis

Plummer Roddis was a chain of department stores based in the South of England which was acquired by the Drapery Trust, before being absorbed by its parent company Debenhams.

[17][18] The new parent company supported the continuing development of the Plummer Roddis group with the addition of a new branch at Weymouth (formerly Robert R. Talbot) in 1928.

[22] The acquisition of stores in new locations helped supplement trade and counter the wartime damage endured by existing parts of the business.

[31][32] A further store was opened in the Essex seaside town of Southend-on-Sea after the announcement made in 1963 of a joint building development with grocers Garons and British Railways.

[37] The 1970s were a period of great change for the Debenhams business as rationalisation and plans for a nationally visible brand identity across the group were implemented.

[42] By 2000 only Hastings and Guildford, the first and last stores of the Plummer Roddis group to be opened respectively, continued to trade as Debenhams.