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Comet Group Limited

Former type	Electrical retailer
Industry	Retail
Fate	Administration
Founded	1 January 1933
Founder	George Hollingbery in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Defunct	18 December 2012
Headquarters	UK
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Bob Darke (MD) Carl Cowling (COO) John Clare
Products	White Goods, Brown Goods, Telecommunications, Information technology, Home Entertainment
Owner	OpCapita (2012)

Comet was a chain of shops in the UK. They were the second largest retailer of TV's, and biggest retailer of Fridges, Washing Machines and Dishwashers inside England.

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A typical Comet outlet, in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
In the late 2000s, Comet experimented with High Street branches such as this on Briggate in Leeds. They were closed shortly afterwards.
A Comet branch next to rivals Currys in Guiseley, West Yorkshire.

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