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32-798: E.H.Booth & Co.,Limited , trading as Booths , is a chain of high-end supermarkets in Northern England . Most of its branches are in Lancashire , but there are also branches in Cheshire , Cumbria , North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire . It has been described as the " Waitrose of the North" by sources such as The Daily Telegraph . E. H. Booth & Co. Ltd was founded in June 1847 when 19-year-old tea dealer Edwin Henry Booth opened

64-420: A DBA must be registered with a local or state government, or both, depending on the jurisdiction. For example, California, Texas and Virginia require a DBA to be registered with each county (or independent city in the case of Virginia) where the owner does business. Maryland and Colorado have DBAs registered with a state agency. Virginia also requires corporations and LLCs to file a copy of their registration with

96-467: A DBA statement, though names including the first and last name of the owner may be accepted. This also reduces the possibility of two local businesses operating under the same name, although some jurisdictions do not provide exclusivity for a name, or may allow more than one party to register the same name. Note, though, that this is not a substitute for filing a trademark application. A DBA filing carries no legal weight in establishing trademark rights. In

128-476: A contract, invoice, or cheque, they must also add the legal name of the business. Numbered companies will very often operate as something other than their legal name, which is unrecognizable to the public. In Chile , a trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Ireland , businesses are legally required to register business names where these differ from

160-716: A shop called the China House in Blackpool . In 1863, he added the sale of wines and spirits, and branches were opened in Lytham in 1879 and Blackburn in 1884. The business was incorporated as a private limited company in 1896. Edwin's son, John, opened cafes in the stores in 1902 and invited all staff to become shareholders in 1920. It has remained owned by the Booth family and staff ever since, comprising over 250 shareholders in 2011 and with no individual having more than 12% of

192-434: A simpler name rather than using their formal and often lengthier name. Trade names are also used when a preferred name cannot be registered, often because it may already be registered or is too similar to a name that is already registered. Using one or more fictitious business names does not create additional separate legal entities. The distinction between a registered legal name and a fictitious business name, or trade name,

224-413: A trade name is known as a nombre de fantasía ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called a razón social (social name). In Brazil , a trade name is known as a nome fantasia ('fantasy' or 'fiction' name), and the legal name of business is called razão social (social name). In some Canadian jurisdictions , such as Ontario , when a businessperson writes a trade name on

256-478: Is called a razón social . 2019 Birthday Honours The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours for

288-498: Is important because fictitious business names do not always identify the entity that is legally responsible . Legal agreements (such as contracts ) are normally made using the registered legal name of the business. If a corporation fails to consistently adhere to such important legal formalities like using its registered legal name in contracts, it may be subject to piercing of the corporate veil . In English , trade names are generally treated as proper nouns . In Argentina ,

320-591: Is obviously doing an outstanding job for its customers". In 2008, Booths was under pressure by Waitrose with rumours of a takeover, which was later ruled out. Booths and Waitrose then formed a buying group together. In June 2005, the current chairman, Edwin J Booth, was awarded the Business in the Community (BITC) Prince of Wales Ambassador Award for North West England. This is given to individuals whose leadership and commitment to responsible business practice and

352-499: Is used to designate a trade name. In the United States , the phrase " doing business as " (abbreviated to DBA , dba , d.b.a. , or d/b/a ) is used, among others, such as assumed business name or fictitious business name . In Canada , " operating as " (abbreviated to o/a ) and " trading as " are used, although " doing business as " is also sometimes used. A company typically uses a trade name to conduct business using

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384-694: The Governor-General , Sir Peter Cosgrove . The 2019 Canada Day Honours were announced on 29 June 2019 by the Governor General of Canada , the Right Honourable Julie Payette . The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for New Zealand were announced on 3 June 2019 by the Governor-General , Dame Patsy Reddy . Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Cook Islands , on

416-466: The United Kingdom , there is no filing requirement for a "business name", defined as "any name under which someone carries on business" that, for a company or limited liability partnership, "is not its registered name", but there are requirements for disclosure of the owner's true name and some restrictions on the use of certain names. A minority of U.S. states, including Washington , still use

448-418: The U.S., trademark rights are acquired by use in commerce, but there can be substantial benefits to filing a trademark application. Sole proprietors are the most common users of DBAs. Sole proprietors are individual business owners who run their businesses themselves. Since most people in these circumstances use a business name other than their own name, it is often necessary for them to get DBAs. Generally,

480-654: The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms were announced on 8 June, except the honours for New Zealand that were announced on 3 June and for Australia on 10 June. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours. Isle of Man Jersey The 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 10 June 2019 by

512-678: The actions they have taken personally have created a positive impact both inside their company and on the wider society. He was also finalist for the Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year (North). In 2006, Booths achieved second place in the list of the World's Greatest Food Retailers. The panel of top designers, architects, analysts, journalists, suppliers and retailers was brought together by national trade publication, The Grocer , and asked to rank their favourite food retailers from anywhere in

544-459: The advice of Her Majesty's Grenada Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Papua New Guinea , on the advice of Her Majesty's Papua New Guinea Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Solomon Islands , on the advice of Her Majesty's Solomon Island Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Lucia , on

576-468: The advice of Her Majesty's Saint Lucia Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Belize , on the advice of Her Majesty's Belize Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda , on the advice of Her Majesty's Antigua and Barbuda Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Christopher and Nevis , on

608-534: The county or city to be registered with the State Corporation Commission. DBA statements are often used in conjunction with a franchise . The franchisee will have a legal name under which it may sue and be sued, but will conduct business under the franchiser's brand name (which the public would recognize). A typical real-world example can be found in a well-known pricing mistake case, Donovan v. RRL Corp. , 26 Cal. 4th 261 (2001), where

640-688: The firm. In the 2019 Birthday Honours , Booths' executive chairman Edwin J. Booth was appointed CBE "for services to business and to charity". In 2021, it was confirmed that the MediaCityUK branch was to close within months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic . After 10 years, it closed for trade in February 2021, bringing the total number of Booths stores to 27. The same year, the store introduced ice cream for dogs as part of its range of frozen desserts. There are 27 stores: In May 2014,

672-402: The law is to protect the public from fraud, by compelling the business owner to first file or register his fictitious business name with the county clerk, and then making a further public record of it by publishing it in a newspaper. Several other states, such as Illinois , require print notices as well. In Uruguay , a trade name is known as a nombre fantasía , and the legal name of business

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704-461: The named defendant, RRL Corporation, was a Lexus car dealership doing business as " Lexus of Westminster ", but remaining a separate legal entity from Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. . In California , filing a DBA statement also requires that a notice of the fictitious name be published in local newspapers for some set period of time to inform the public of the owner's intent to operate under an assumed name . The intention of

736-572: The recommendation of the Ministers of the Cook Islands. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Barbados , on advice of Her Majesty's Barbados Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , on the advice of Her Majesty's Bahamas Ministers. Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada , on

768-413: The resulting report was published in 2012. In 2015, Booths was named Independent Retail Chain of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards . As of 11 October 2017, Amazon Fresh sells a range of Booths branded products for home delivery in selected areas. In November 2017, it was reported that the supermarket had been put up for sale for between £130m and £150m, but this was later dismissed as "speculation" by

800-552: The store rebranded its own-label milk as Fair Milk, increasing its farm gate milk price to a yearly average of 34.4 pence per litre, and thus paying farmers more for their milk than any other UK supermarket. In 2015, Booths became a finalist in the Responsible Business Awards, organised by the charity Business in the Community (BITC), the UK's longest-running and most respected corporate responsibility awards. Booths

832-459: The surname(s) of the sole trader or partners, or the legal name of a company. The Companies Registration Office publishes a searchable register of such business names. In Japan , the word yagō ( 屋号 ) is used. In Colonial Nigeria , certain tribes had members that used a variety of trading names to conduct business with the Europeans. Two examples were King Perekule VII of Bonny , who

864-469: The term trade name to refer to "doing business as" (DBA) names. In most U.S. states now, however, DBAs are officially referred to using other terms. Almost half of the states, including New York and Oregon , use the terms assumed business name or assumed name ; nearly as many, including Pennsylvania , use the term fictitious name . For consumer protection purposes, many U.S. jurisdictions require businesses operating with fictitious names to file

896-911: The toilets. In 2011, Booths opened two new stores in MediaCityUK (Salford, Manchester) and Penrith, Cumbria . A new Booths store in Milnthorpe opened on 14 November 2012 and one in Barrowford opened on 4 December 2014. A branch opened in July 2015 in Burscough , followed by a store in St Annes in September and the Poulton-le-Fylde store was renovated. Booths commissioned Small World Consulting to research its carbon footprint and

928-499: The total shares. The current chairman, Edwin J. Booth , is the fifth generation. In a feature article in The Guardian in 2008, David Webster, the former chairman and co-founder of Britain's Safeway chain (which had sold out to Morrisons in 2004), said that he had tried to buy out Booths several times over the years, as did several of his rivals: "One thought Booths would have disappeared ages ago but it jolly well hasn't. It

960-589: The world. They were impressed by the quality of the company's offer, its focus on local sourcing and head for innovation. Simon Bell, retail director of foodservice firm Leathams, voted Booths' Chorley store first above Selfridges in London. He applauds its excellent customer service, knowledge of products and friendly staff. A new head office was opened in early 2006 in Ribbleton , Preston and includes environmentally friendly features, such as using rainwater to flush

992-553: Was known as Captain Pepple in trade matters, and King Jubo Jubogha of Opobo , who bore the pseudonym Captain Jaja . Both Pepple and Jaja would bequeath their trade names to their royal descendants as official surnames upon their deaths. In Singapore , there is no filing requirement for a "trading as" name, but there are requirements for disclosure of the underlying business or company's registered name and unique entity number. In

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1024-580: Was one of only four companies shortlisted in the Samworth Brothers Rural Action Award, which recognises businesses which support rural communities. The Artisan speciality food shop and restaurant is a recent development by Booths. The first one was located at the Kendal store; its range is mainly local produce from small producers. Trading as In a number of countries, the phrase " trading as " (abbreviated to t/a )

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