The Wolfson family is a British Jewish family known for its business, philanthropic, and political activities. The family owes its initial fame to Sir Isaac Wolfson, who built the Great Universal Stores retail empire and created the Wolfson Foundation.[1]
The family is of Polish-Jewish and Russian-Jewish ancestry and has branches in the U.K., the U.S., and Israel. The original family business, GUS, was eventually demerged into Home Retail Group, which included Argos and Homebase, and credit company Experian.[2] Other businesses led or controlled by family members include the retailers Burberry and Next, and the pharmaceutical company Shaklee.[3][4]
- ^ Bullock, L. (1994). "Isaac Wolfson, Bt. 1 October 1897 – 20 June 1991". Obituary. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 40: 422–426. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0048. S2CID 56548439.
- ^ Davidson R (March 28, 2006). "GUS to demerge Experian and Argos". Guardian News & Media.
- ^ "Millionaire in a cheap suit: Next CEO Simon Wolfson has big plans for London". Evening Standard. 25 February 2014.
- ^ Gunther M. "Green before green was cool". New York (Fortune).