Gerald Weisfeld | |
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Born | [1] London, England | 17 March 1940
Died | 13 January 2020 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder, What Every Woman Wants |
Spouse | Vera Weisfeld |
Children | 3 |
Gerald Weisfeld (17 March 1940 – 13 January 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder of the What Every Woman Wants (WEWW) retail chain, which at one time had 130 stores in the UK.
Weisfeld was born in London to a Jewish family, and left school aged 15 without any qualifications.[2]
Together with his wife Vera, Weisfeld started with one small shop in Glasgow, and grew What Every Woman Wants into 130 stores, before selling the chain in 1990 for £50 million.[2]
In 1990, WEWW was sold to Brown & Jackson, and was later bought by Amber Day, run by Philip Green, and Weisfeld was later acrimoniously dismissed as chairman.[2][3]
Weisfeld had three children with his first wife.[2]
In December 2018, Weisfeld, aged 78 and suffering from dementia, became the first resident of Bothwell Castle Care Home, Glasgow.[4][5]
On 13 January 2020, Weisfeld died at age 79.[6]