Biography/Timeline
- 1941 – Born George William Davies on 29 October 1951 in Crosby, Liverpool
- 1972 – Leaves his dentistry degree at the University of Birmingham, to start his career as a buyer for Littlewoods
- 1972 – Starts his own company,'Schoolcare'
- 1982 – Launches the retail chain, 'Next'
- 1984 – Launches Next for Men
- 1988 – Launches the Next Directory
- 1990 – Launches the clothing label, 'George at Asda'
- 1995 – Launches the sports leisure wear manufacturer S'porter and retail design consultancy red creative
- 1999 – Launches leisure wear collection for Liverpool Football Club
- 2000 – Resigns from Asda after takeover by Walmart
- 2001 – Per Una label for Marks & Spencer launches on September 28
- 2002 – Per Una to franchise stores launched around the world, M&S retains exclusive UK rights
- 2002 – Launches Collezione Italia, a collection designed in Italy
- 2004 – Launches Per Una Due, a younger version of Per Una
- 2004 – Launches Per Una Beauty - Fragrance and Cosmetics
- 2005 – Marks & Spencer buys rights to the Per Una brand
- 2005 – Launches leisure wear collection for Arsenal Football Club
- 2005 – Resigns then reverses decision to quit Per Una and returns as consultant/chairman
- 2005 – Appears on BBC's Desert Island Discs
- 2008 – Resigns as Chairman of Per Una in December 2008
- 2009 – Announces the launch of his 4th fashion business - GIVe which opened in 25 stores across the UK on October 1, 2009
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