In an exemplary example of British business savvy, the high-end supermarket was launched in 1847 by tea dealer Edwin Henry Booth, who at just 19 years of age secured a loan of £80 - roughly £ ...

Booths, which was founded in Blackpool in 1847, says the move is the right thing to do Supermarket chain Booths is axing almost all self-service tills in its stores in what it says is a response ...