Posted in Web Beales department store goes into administration closing … March 14, 2020 Beales was founded by John Elmes Beale and opened as The Fancy Flair in Bournemouth in 1881. Eventually it branched out to open another 21 stores across the UK, employing a total of 1,300 staff. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7907675/Beales-department-store-goes-administration-closing-22-shops-1-000-jobs-risk.html