sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message jones bootmaker type private genre retailer founded bayswater london england founder alfred jones headquarters hinckley leicestershire england number of locations 106 products shoes website www.jonesbootmaker.com jones southside wandsworth london jones bootmaker is a uk based footwear retailer with over 100 branches and numerous concessions throughout the united kingdom . 1 history edit the story of jones bootmaker began in 1857 when alfred jones and his wife emma opened a footwear shop in bayswater london . alfred jones was one of the first traders to install electric lighting in his shop and many people visited the store to see this new phenomenon . over the years nine of the jones sons were apprenticed to the shoe trade and each went on to open their own stores trading under the name of a. jones & sons . these stores led the field by introducing stocks of ready made shoes in 3 different widths and started a tradition in shoe fitting . following the second world war expansion continued with the opening of a large warehouse in eastbourne east sussex the acquisition of new stores and the modernisation of branches . throughout the expansion the ideals of a family business with a long standing reputation for quality care and fitting was maintained . by 1955 the number of shops had outgrown the factories production capacity and the company joined church s. as a member of the church group the company expanded further under the name jones bootmaker since 1857 . in 1994 the first new city bootmaker shop was opened in manchester and in 1996 the company became known as jones bootmaker . prada acquired the church group and subsequently in 2001 jones bootmaker was taken over by a private investor . in 2006 a financial consortium took over the main interests of the company . in 2010 jones bootmaker was bought by the macintosh retail group which has over 1 150 stores in living fashion and automotive sectors across the netherlands belgium france and the uk . references edit about us . jonesbootmaker.com . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jones bootmaker & oldid 739479827 categories clothing retailers of the united kingdomcompanies established in 1857shoe companies of the united kingdomhidden categories articles lacking sources from october 2014all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 23 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view