Lifetime achievement award for Nicholas Atkinson, of Sheffield
- 4 years ago
"This all began as a tiny, quiet shop, started by my great-great-grandfather in 1872,” says Nicholas Atkinson, as he looks around the Sheffield department store that shares his name.
“He opened a small drapery just across the road from where we are now on The Moor, selling ribbons and beads, and the sorts of things that were in demand in those days.
"And from that very small beginning, and his attention to detail when looking after customers, over a number of years he expanded and then, just before the turn of the century, he developed a department store on this very site."
“He opened a small drapery just across the road from where we are now on The Moor, selling ribbons and beads, and the sorts of things that were in demand in those days.
"And from that very small beginning, and his attention to detail when looking after customers, over a number of years he expanded and then, just before the turn of the century, he developed a department store on this very site."