Jarrold & Sons Ltd
Jarrold's flagship department store, our other stores in Norfolk and North Suffolk, and our internet trading businesses, together form the retail division of Jarrold & Sons Limited.
The company has four operating businesses: Jarrold Retail, Jarrold Property, Jarrold Training and the St James Facility Management Business.
The company is committed to playing an active role in the community, and the company works with the John Jarrold Trust to support many worthwhile causes in Norfolk and overseas.
More information about the group and the activities of the different businesses and the work of the John Jarrold Trust can be found at www.jarrold.com
More about Jarrold Retail....
After almost 240 years and seven generations of family ownership, Jarrold is one of the most familiar business names in East Anglia. It all started in 1770 as drapers and grocers in Woodbridge, Suffolk. ths business expanded to printing in 1815. In 1823 the family took over premises in Norwich, on the south side of which is now London Street, to sell books and stationery with printing moving from Suffolk to the same site around 1830.
In 1840, Jarrold moved to parts of the present site facing Little London Street. The present buildings facing London Street were built in 1902 and designed by a well known local architect George Skipper, the man behind other city landmarks including the Royal Arcade and Norwich Union Marble Hall.
The retail business continued to expand through the 20th Century, with the largest step being taken in 1964 when Jarrold purchased the adjacent Corn Hall on the Exchange Street and Bedford Street frontage. The new building opened in 1965 with enlarged book and household departments and, for the first time, ladies clothing.
Further improvements and expansion over teh past forty years have seen Jarrold evolve into Norwich's flagship independent store.
- In 2004 the company bought the last part of the 'block', at 9-11 London Street and redeveloped this site incorporating the main store. Following this expansion and the opening of a stunning shoe department, MAC cosmetics and a hair salon in the redeveloped space, we were proud to be awarded the prize of Independent Department Store of the Year by the UK's top trade magazine 'Drapers'.
- In 2005 the company acquired the Pilch sports store in Norwich, a much-loved family owned sports specialist store and by relocating it to London Street in 2006, were able to treble the size of the store, add many new sports and develop the specialist advice offered.
- This year has seen a major refurbishment of our 3rd floor restaurant. The Pantry has opened to much acclaim.
We are hugely proud of our stores, the staff who make it special and the customers whose loyalty to Jarrold has allowed us to prosper in a world where so many independent retailers have been squashed by the national multiples. Norwich is a special city, with a rate treasure trove of interesting independent shops, and our department store sits at the gateway to the Norwich Lanes which is one of the gems of the city. www.norwichlanes.co.uk
The team at Jarrold are committed to taking our business forward. The satisfaction our Norwich-based buying team get seeking our a new brand - often too new or too small or too quirky to be stocked by the national chains - is enormous. Many of the brands we stock are exclusive to Jarrolds in Norwich, including MAC, Creme de la Mer, Laura Mercier, White Stuff, Joules, Jaeger, Ghost, Duchamp, Florentino & Tommy Hilfiger. The buzz of launching a newly refurbished department such as Little Joule is amazing. We are enormously fortunate to be custodians of the Jarrold business, and we hope that you will share the enjoyment we feel the next time you visit one of our stores.
For more information about the Jarrold & Sons group of companies visit www.jarrold.com