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From The Sunday Times
April 27, 2008

Lady Grantchester and David Moores and family

RESULTS FOR 2008
Ranking: 60=
Worth: £1,200m
Source of wealth: Retailing and football pools

Moores, 62, is part of the Merseyside family whose wealth came from the Littlewoods pools business. It later branched out into mail order and retailing. The family sold some stores in 1998, then the pools side of the business. In 2002, the remaining stores and mail order business were sold to the Barclay brothers (qv) for £750m. The family matriarch, Lady Grantchester, 82, is the daughter of the founder of the business, Sir John Moores.

RESULTS FOR 2007
Ranking: 53=
Worth: £1,200m
Source of wealth: Retailing and football pools

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