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Ali Al-Fayed, younger brother of Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods, bought Turnbull & Asser in 1986. He renovated the Jermyn Street store, installing computerised cash registers and updating the interior. He also closed the Toronto location. In 1993, after Thomas Mason, a Nelson, Lancashire mill from which Turnbull & Asser bought its cotton was acquired by Albini Group, most of the fabrics the company used in its shirts began to be woven in Italy. However, unlike the majority of other 'Jermyn Street' labelled competitors, Turnbull & Asser still make their shirts in the UK, from their long-established Gloucester factory. Noticing a continuing influx of Americans to the Jermyn Street location, in 1997 Fayed opened a location on 57th Street in New York City.
In 2003, Fayed opened an additional store on Brighton Way in Beverly Hills.
In 2007, Turnbull & Asser created an on-line store on their British website. The US based website does not currently cater for online orders.
In 2008, Turnbull and Asser opened a new store in Old Broad Street, London
In 2010, Turnbull and Asser started selling Custom Shirts through their on-line store.
Turnbull and Asser can now also be followed on social media sites such as Twitter, having created a Twitter account (@turnbull_asser) in 2011.
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