Comet Group
The Comet Building (opened 1982), Comet Group's offices on George Street, Hull. Photo: 2007. The group's first store was established on this street in the 1950s. | |
| Comet | |
| Company type | Electrical retailer |
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Retail |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founder | George Hollingbery in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Defunct | 18 December 2012 |
| Fate | Administration |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Neville Barry Kahn, Nicholas Guy Edwards and Christopher James Farrington (administrators for Deloitte LLP) |
| Products | White Goods, Brown Goods, Telecommunications, Information technology, Home Entertainment |
| Owner | OpCapita (2012) |
| Parent | Kingfisher/Woolworths plc (Formerly) |
| Website | Archived website |
Comet was a chain of shops in the UK. They were the second largest retailer of TVs, and biggest retailer of fridges, washing machines and dishwashers in England.