On This Day 19 December 2013 Patrick Galvani died. A businessman, artist, journalist and author
In 1951 he opened Premier Supermarket on Streatham High Road, reported to be the first supermarket in the country.
He oversaw the Express Dairies conversion to self-service and later headed up their subsidiary Premier Supermarkets after opening Britain's first in 1951. He left Premier in 1963 later looking after Express Dairies canned food and tearoom businesses and in 1975 moved into hospitality in purchasing a Bedfordshire hotel that went on to win an 'AA' Rosette before he retired in 1986.
(Suffolk Artists)
In 1951 he opened Premier Supermarket on Streatham High Road, reported to be the first supermarket in the country.
He oversaw the Express Dairies conversion to self-service and later headed up their subsidiary Premier Supermarkets after opening Britain's first in 1951. He left Premier in 1963 later looking after Express Dairies canned food and tearoom businesses and in 1975 moved into hospitality in purchasing a Bedfordshire hotel that went on to win an 'AA' Rosette before he retired in 1986.
(Suffolk Artists)
