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This episode explores the etymology of retailer names. Find out what Gymshark, rather ironically, has to do with being unclothed, and how the surname of Sainsbury formed from the name Saewine. Argos is named after the Greek city but is the city so named because of a mythological character or an abundance of silver? This episode also looks at the etymology behind Homebase, Ocado, John Lewis and Amazon.
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This episode explores the etymology of retailer names. Find out what Gymshark, rather ironically, has to do with being unclothed, and how the surname of Sainsbury formed from the name Saewine. Argos is named after the Greek city but is the city so named because of a mythological character or an abundance of silver? This episode also looks at the etymology behind Homebase, Ocado, John Lewis and Amazon.

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