The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, SWFTA's core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and TSW (Television South West). The archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional, dating back to the early 1900s.
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The January Sales
January Sales
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Overview
A long queue of shoppers wait patiently for the doors to open at the House of Fraser Department Store in Exeter for the start of the January sales. Many more keen shoppers fill Hatchers Department Store in Taunton.
In 1878 American born John Wanamaker decreed January would be the time of the ‘White Sale’, bed linens which at the time were only available in white were to be sold in January at a discounted price to boost sales. Frequently these days ‘white sales’ or January Sales are usually based on household goods or clothing, and their colour is no longer limited to white.
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