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OUR STORY
Drakes was founded back in 1950 by the late Harry Hirshman. Harry's son John joined the business in 1954, taking over the reigns and becoming Managing Director in 1975 upon Harry's retirement. John is now joined by his son Andrew, daughter Monique and Jennifer, who is the first Director outside of the family. Together they are the driving force behind the business today.
From the very first day of trading right through until present day our ethos and values have remained the same.
As a team, we are all driven by an innate passion for what we do. We are dedicated to offering all of our customer’s quality, value and a WOW factor experience each and every time you visit Drakes, Plymouth.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!
1950
CORNWALL STREET
1957
FATHER & SON
1979
35 YEARS OF TRADING
1985
NEW GEORGE STREET
1986
RALEIGH STREET
1994
CORNWALL STREET
1998
DRAKE CIRCUS
2006
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
2013
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
2014
DIAMOND GALA
2015
WORKSHOP LAUNCH
2016
JUST BECAUSE
2016
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
2016
INSPIRING INDEPENDENT
2016
WISH IT FORWARD
2016
HALF MARATHON
2017
ANNIE HAAK VISIT
2017
UK JEWELLERY AWARD
2017
DIAMOND GALA
2017
FASHION RETAILER
2017
ST MELLION PARTNERSHIP
2018
OUR 6th WIN A DREAM WEDDING
2018
STORE MOVE AROUND
2018
AGRICULTURAL SHOWS
2018
VENUS AWARDS LAUNCH
2018
DIAMOND TALK AT CHARLIE FRANKS
2018
VENUS AWARDS FINAL
2019
SPARKLING ATTITUDE TO CONSUMERS
2019
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
2019
IMPROVING LIVES PLYMOUTH 110 CLUB
2019
CARS AND CARATS
2019
BEST RETAILER IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND WALES
2019
OUR 7TH WIN A DREAM WEDDING
2019
THE MAGIC OF GIVING
2019
PHYSICAL SHOP FRONT OF THE YEAR
2019