# Dalys

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Former department store in Glasgow

For DALYs, see [Disability-adjusted life year](/source/Disability-adjusted_life_year).

**Dalys** was one of the 11 department stores of [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), located on what was the grand [Sauchiehall Street](/source/Sauchiehall_Street). The store became part of the Scottish Drapery Corporation, which was in turn purchased by House of Fraser.

## History

Daly's started out as James Daly, Son & Niven in 1846 as a drapers based in Argyle Street (known as Daly's Tron House).[1] By 1880 the *son* was dropped from the name of the business, however only four years later the partnership was dissolved and the business continued to trade as James Daly & Co.[2]

At the same time as the partnership broke up the store moved from 32 Argyll Street to 60-62 [Trongate](/source/Trongate), however this was a short term move as 8 years later the store again moved to its final home at 199 Sauchiehall Street.[3] The store expanded from a drapery business into a full blown department store, taking over properties next door right up to number 217 Sauchiehall Street (1928), home to the former [Willow Tea Rooms](/source/Willow_Tea_Rooms).[4]

In 1934 the business was purchased by the [Scottish Drapery Corporation](/source/Scottish_Drapery_Corporation) whom renamed the store Daly & Sons.[5] The business stayed as an independent company run by the Daly family under the corporation's wing,[6] until 1952 when the Scottish Drapery Corporation was purchased by [House of Fraser](/source/House_of_Fraser). The company Daly & Sons was liquidated, however the store continued to operate under the Daly's brand until 1979 when the store was closed and redeveloped as retail space.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Marwick, William H. (16 December 2013). [*Scotland in Modern Times by William H Marwick*](https://books.google.com/books?id=YUddAgAAQBAJ&q=walter+wilson+glasgow+treron&pg=PA112). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781136935572](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781136935572). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["House of Fraser Archive : Company : James Daley & Co and Niven"](https://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c2603). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["House of Fraser Archive : Company : James Daly & Co"](https://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c2604). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Glasgow, 217 Sauchiehall Street - Scotlands Places"](http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/144200/glasgow-217-sauchiehall-street-willow-tea-rooms/rcahms). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["House of Fraser Archive : Company : Daley & Sons Ltd"](https://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c0731). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["House of Fraser Archive : Company : Daly & Son Ltd"](https://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c0731). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Glasgow, 217 Sauchiehall Street - Scotlands Places"](http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/144200/glasgow-217-sauchiehall-street-willow-tea-rooms/rcahms). Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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