Bygone Businesses

[badhorsey]

I'm doing a bit of research into shops that were around in the '80s. Where would I go to find out who the parent companies or owners were? Companies House or would the local libraries have the information?

Thanks!

[atalanta]

The City Business Library in London might be able to help. The public library in Birmingham used to have a big business information Library , but there have been so many cutbacks, ( and the BPL is rebuilding and moving), so I can only hope it still exists.
Biggest Library I know on that subject is the Saeed Business School in Oxford, but you might not be able to arrange access there.

[DJHawkes]

probably best just using google or wiki

[badhorsey]

Thanks for the answers!

I'm researching the '70s and '80s so Google is of little help here; the libraries look promising though.