ALDI - Albrecht (the family who started it) - Discount
ASDA - Associated Dairies
ADIDAS - Adolf "Adi" Dassler
ASOS - AsSeenOnScreen
BHS - British Home Stores
B&M - Billington & Mayman
B&Q - Block & Quayle
C&A - Clemens and August
DFS - Direct Furnishing Supplies
H&M - Hennes & Mauritz AB
HMV - His Master's Voice
HSBC - Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (the initials of founder Ingvar Kamprad, the farm which he grew up on called Elmtaryd, and the nearby village (Agunnaryd))
JD Sports - John Wardle and David Makin
LEGO - from 'leg godt' (which translates to 'play well' in English)
MFI - Mullard Furniture Industries (Founded in 1964)
ODEON - Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation
QVC - Quality Value Convenience
TESCO - founder Jack Cohen took an early consignment of tea from T.E. Stockwell. Labels were made with the initials of the supplier's name (TES), and the first two letters of his surname (CO).
Waitrose - started in 1904 by a Mr Waite and a Mr Rose