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The retail visionary WG Galen Weston, who has died aged of 80, was the inheritor of the struggling Canadian supermarket group, which in a lifetime of work he turned into an £8billion personal fortune. His commercial interests spanned the Atlantic. An unassuming billionaire, he liked nothing better than to wander the elegant halls of his landmark Canadian store, Holt Renfrew, chatting to customers about their experience and engaging with staff on the progress of new products and lines of fashion. It was under his tutelage and that of his daughter, Alannah, that the family bought control of a ...
Death announced of businessman Galen Weston Updated / Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 22:02 He was 80 and died at home after a long illness. Mr Weston helped build food, retail, and real estate companies across two continents, including the Selfridges Group that includes Brown Thomas and Arnotts. His family's retail empire also includes a majority shareholding in Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark and Penneys, which he founded with his Dublin born wife Hilary in 1969. The family also owns the largest stake in Loblaws, which Mr Weston is credited with transforming into Canada’s largest foo...