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Yesterday Fashion Enter presented our concept, aims and a selection of the talented designers showcasing in the Enter Boutique in Croydon to Greg Hughes, the Managing Director for Bentalls.

Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames in Surrey. The well regarded 'county' department store began as a drapery shop, founded by Frank Bentall, in 1867. It is now owned by the independent 'Fenwick' group, together with one other 'Bentalls' store, in Bracknell, Berkshire.

In addition to the Kingston and Bracknell stores, Bentalls once operated stores in Ealing, Worthing, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Lakeside and Bristol. The Bournemouth based 'J E Beale' group acquired the lease to three of these sites, in 2002, where the department stores continue to trade under the 'Beales' name.

The Bentalls department store lends its name to The Bentall Centre (shopping centre) in Kingston upon Thames in which the principal Bentalls outlet is now located. The store previously occupied buildings covering the entire site of the development.
Central Kingston is a busy predominantly retail centre, with a small number of commercial offices and civic buildings. It has a great many car parks, connected by a notoriously difficult one-way system. It is one of the main centers of the south west London bus network, and it is connected to Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, Wimbledon, and London Waterloo by overground train.

The aim of the presentation, which was successfully organised by South London Business, was to discuss the viability of obtaining concession space within the ladieswear department for a wide selection of Fashion Enter designers under the Representing...agency arm of the business. Many thanks for Maciej for his support yesterday too. 

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Jennifer Holloway