Privately owned department store chain Fenwick has acquired Colchester department store Williams & Griffin.

Fenwick has bought the whole issued share capital of HE Williams & Company, which owns the store, for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition will be Fenwick’s 11th department store chain, two of which trade as Bentalls.

Fenwick chairman Mark Fenwick said: “Williams & Griffin is a good strategic fit for Fenwick and will sit well with our portfolio.”

Jonathan Christie, who will remain managing director of Williams & Griffin, said: “This acquisition guarantees that the company will continue to go forward and invest in the store and the staff.”

Williams & Griffin has been owned by the Irish family company since the 1960s.

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