Comet Group
Comet was a chain of shops in the UK. They were the second largest retailer of TVs, and biggest retailer of fridges, washing machines and dishwashers in England.
 The Comet Building (opened 1982), Comet Group's offices on George Street, Hull. Photo: 2007. The group's first store was established on this street in the 1950s. | |
| Comet | |
| Company type | Electrical retailer |
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Retail |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founder | George Hollingbery in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Defunct | 18 December 2012 |
| Fate | Administration |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Neville Barry Kahn, Nicholas Guy Edwards and Christopher James Farrington (administrators for Deloitte LLP) |
| Products | White Goods, Brown Goods, Telecommunications, Information technology, Home Entertainment |
| Owner | OpCapita (2012) |
| Parent | Kingfisher/Woolworths plc (Formerly) |
| Website | Archived website |
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