Comet (UK stores)
From battery charging to a national electrical chain.
The story of Comet (UK stores)
Comet began in Hull in 1933 as a battery-charging business founded by George Hollingbery, later expanding into radios and electrical retail. Its UK high-street and retail-park store chain entered administration in 2012 and closed its stores that December. The Comet name has subsequently been used again online, so the former store chain should not be described as the entire brand being permanently extinct.
Branding through the years
Historical images and clearly identified reconstructions.
Comet and Currys stores in Guiseley
Archival photograph of the brand at this point in its history.
Image: Mtaylor848 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source ↗Historical image archive
Image: Mtaylor848 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original source ↗
Brand timeline
Founded in Hull as Comet Battery Stores
First superstore opens in Hull
UK retail chain enters administration and stores close
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