James Metcalfe
Formed in 1933 and experiencing a meteoric rise that saw it become one of the most recognisable faces in the high street, Comet were one of the leading companies in the electrical world. Possessing 240 shops that would hire over 6,500 employees, their sudden and unexpected fall would rock the world in 2011. Failing to compete against the cheaper and arguably easier nature of online shopping, the nail in the coffin came for Comet when the world turned towards the likes of tablets and android phones.
