Humble beginnings..
■ TESCO Jack Cohen began on an East End market in London in 1919. Supermarket giant now has more than 6,800 shops worldwide. ■ MORRISON Eggs and butter merchant William Morrison opened stall on Bradford Market in 1899. Now has nearly 500 stores. ■ DUNELM Bill and Jean Adderley opened stall in Leicester selling textiles. Now has over 160 stores. ■ MATALAN John Hargeaves left school at 14 to sell M&S seconds in Liverpool. He is worth £500million.
■ SUPERDRY Julian Dunkerton sold clothes at Cheltenham market. Jack Cohen