Tom Morris (businessman)

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Tom Morris
Born Thomas Joseph Morris
February 1954 (age 70)
Residence Merseyside, England
Occupation Businessman
Known for Founder of Home Bargains
Net worth £2.05 billion
Spouse(s) married
Children 2

Thomas Joseph Morris (born February 1954) is a British billionaire businessman and the founder of Home Bargains.

Early life

Thomas Joseph Morris was born in February 1954.[1] He is the son of a shopkeeper in Liverpool's Scotland Road, and one of seven children.[2][3]

He received a degree in Engineering.[3]

Career

Morris started the Liverpool-based discount retail chain Home Bargains in 1976,[4] when he was 21 years old. It now has more than 300 stores, and Morris has net worth of £2.05 billion.[2] The parent company is the privately held TJ Morris.

Morris owns 89% while his younger brother, Joe Morris, is a smaller shareholder and operations director.[4] Three other brothers also work for the company.[3]

Morris is worth an estimated £2.05 billion.[5]

Personal life

He is married and lives in Merseyside, England.[6]

In 2001, the Liverpool Echo reported that his son Simon worked for the company, and that his daughter Lisa and her American husband Brian run Morris Textiles, the linen warehouse.[7]

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Andrew Bounds, A discounter’s stores stack up, Financial Times, March 17, 2009
  4. 4.0 4.1 Andrew Bounds, Discount retailer TJ Morris breaks through £1bn sales barrier, Financial Times, October 14, 2013
  5. Bill Gleeson, Merseyside billionaires feature in 2014 Rich List, Liverpool Echo, 18 May 2014
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