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Gerald Weisfeld (17 March 1940 – 13 January 2020) was a British businessman, and the founder of the What Every Woman Wants (WEWW) retail chain, which at one time had 130 stores in the UK. Weisfeld was born in London to a Jewish family, and left school aged 15 without any qualifications. Together with his wife Vera, Weisfeld started with one small shop in Glasgow, and grew What Every Woman Wants into 130 stores, before selling the chain in 1990 for £50 million. Weisfeld had three children with his first wife. On 13 January 2020, Weisfeld died at age 79.

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