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Lakeland is a chain of kitchenware stores in the United Kingdom. It is still based where it was founded in Windermere in the Lake District, the area the company is named after. ==History== Alan Rayner, an agricultural feed salesman, had the idea of providing local farmers with polythene bags for packing poultry. He set up a mail order business with his wife Dorothy, supplying agricultural plastics and home-freezing products from the garage of their Windermere home in the Lake District. In 1974, Alan retired and his three sons Martin, Sam and Julian took over. This marked the beginning of Lakeland Plastics and its tagline: ''the Creative Kitchenware Company''. The range of products grew to include wooden, glass, ceramic and stainless steel kitchenware, as well as a range of specialty foods. In 1997 Lakeland Plastics changed its name to Lakeland Limited to reflect its changing product lines. In 2007 the ''Limited'' tag was dropped, although it remains part of the company's legal name. This change was part of a wider rebranding by the company to create a more contemporary look in its retail outlets.〔(Lakeland launches multi-channel rebrand ), Brand republic. 1 May 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lakeland (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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