Sir Ralph Halpern obituary - The Guardian

Flamboyant businessman who transformed Burton Group into one of the most famous retail chains of the 1980s

Ralph Halpern, who has died aged 83, was the most flamboyant member of a group of retail and property tycoons who flourished, and then mostly fell, during the 1980s when Margaret Thatcher was prime m… [+8077 chars]

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