• Source: SCS

SCS may refer to:




Education






= Canada

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St. Clement's School, a private girls school located in Toronto
Simcoe Composite School, a public secondary school in Norfolk County, Ontario




= India

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School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh
St. Columba's School, Delhi, a Catholic boys school
St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, in Gurgaon, Haryana




= United States

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Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Saint Christopher School, a catholic elementary school in Metairie, Louisiana
Salisbury Christian School, a private school in Salisbury, Maryland
Saraland City Schools, in Saraland, Alabama
Shelburne Community School, in Shelburne, Vermont
Shelby County Schools (disambiguation)
Sierra Canyon School, California, United States
Southfield Christian School, a primary and secondary private school in Southfield, Michigan
Smithtown Christian School, in Smithtown, New York
Stevens Cooperative School, in Hoboken and Jersey City, New Jersey
Sumter County School District (disambiguation)




= Other countries

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St. Cuthbert's Society, a college of the University of Durham
Saba Comprehensive School, Saba, Dutch Caribbean
St. Christopher's School, Harare, an independent, co-educational, day school in Harare, Zimbabwe
South Crest School, a primary and secondary private school in Muntinlupa, Philippines




Geography


South China Sea
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, a political entity that existed in 1918
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, a city in the United States
Scatsta Airport (IATA airport code), on Mainland, Shetland Scotland
Shopping City Süd, a shopping mall south of Vienna, Austria




Organizations


ScS, Suite Centres Sunderland, a UK retailer
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wilmington, Delaware, a Catholic church
Scottish Court Service, now Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government
Singapore Children's Society, a charitable organisation based in Singapore
Society for Classical Studies, founded in 1869 as the American Philological Association
Society of Christian Socialists, an American socialist organization
Soil Conservation Service, the former name of the US Natural Resources Conservation Service
Special Collection Service, a highly classified joint US Central Intelligence Agency-National Security Agency program
Syrian Computer Society, Syria's domain name registration authority
Society for Modeling and Simulation International, an American technical association




Technology


SCS Software, a Czech video game development company
Single-crystal silicon, a based material used in virtually all modern electronic equipment
Self-contained system (software), a software architecture
Sony Creative Software, an American software company
SimCity Societies, a city-building simulation computer game
Single Channel Simulcast, a special transmission mode, allowing the transmission of an analogue and a digital program in the same channel
Spinal cord stimulator, an implanted medical device for chronic pain management
Bus SCS, a domotic proprietary bus for home and building automation
Single-byte Character Set, or SBCS, a character encoding




Other uses


State Civil Service, State-Level Administrative Services of India.
Social Credit System, a proposed national reputation system in China
Sea Control Ship, a small aircraft carrier
Senior Civil Service, a salary grade in the British Civil Service
Smooth clean surface, a metalworking process
Someday Came Suddenly, the debut album by Attack Attack!
Synthetic catalytic scavenger, an artificial antioxidant
Supply chain security, in transportation and logistics
Sweet chili sauce, a condiment
• Source: ScS

ScS is a home furnishings retailer in the United Kingdom, specialising in sofas and occasional furniture.




History


ScS was established in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in 1894, as a family owned home furnishings store. By the 1980s, there were eight ScS stores in the North East of England. In 1993, a management buy out enabled the business to expand out of the region, and become a prominent upholstered furniture retailer throughout the United Kingdom, with a focus on gaining presence in large retail parks.
As part of the company's growth strategy, in 1997, the business was listed on the Official List and, as ScS Upholstery plc, was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities. Over the following ten years, the number of ScS stores grew to 95, supported by nine distribution centres.




= 2007–2008: Impact of Economic Downturn

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The ScS brand was adversely affected by the economic downturn in 2007 and 2008. Constraints on consumer lending and reduced disposable incomes saw a decrease in demand for ‘big-ticket’ items such as large home furnishings, manifesting in trading difficulties for ScS and pressure upon financial resources.
This was compounded by the withdrawal of credit insurance that had covered suppliers against ScS’ debt to them, and in 2008, ScS collapsed into administration. In order to generate a significant cash investment, both immediate and long term, ScS was sold to Sun Capital Partners in July 2008. Under new ownership, ScS increased their share of the upholstered furniture market from 5% in 2009 to 7.9% in 2013.




= 2011: Expansion of interest free credit

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In 2011, ScS expanded their four years interest free credit offering to include all of their products.
This year also saw a change of products being offered, as carpets were also added to their core range




= 2014: Partnership with House of Fraser

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In May 2014, a pilot partnership with United Kingdom department store chain House of Fraser commenced, with ScS concessions opening in three stores in the North East of England. Following its success, the concessions were rolled out at a further thirty six House of Fraser stores, under their ‘For Living’ brand during 2014. The House of Fraser For Living website was launched in September 2014.
In November 2018, this arrangement was discontinued, due to House of Fraser going into administration. They pulled out of the stores on 16 January 2019.




= 2015: Return to Stock Market

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In January 2015, ScS returned to the stock market, with an opening price of 185p an share. The stock market return was directed by Alan Smith, former chief executive of Somerfield.
ScS currently has 101 stores located in England, Scotland and Wales, in addition to an online store at ScS.co.uk, first available in 2009, but relaunched in July 2014.




Products






= Expansion of product range and rebranding

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In 2010, the ScS product range was expanded beyond upholstered furniture, to include dining and occasional furniture. The ScS product range was further expanded in 2012 to include flooring. The additions of these new products catalysed the rebranding of ScS as ‘Sofa Carpet Specialist’.




= Third party products

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Until 2009, with the addition of La-Z-Boy products to the range, ScS sold no third party products. A second third party brand, G-Plan, was added in 2010.
Parker Knoll, the latest addition to the third party brands, was added to the range in March 2014.




= Own brands

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In 2010, ScS launched its first own sofa brand, SiSi Italia. A second own brand, Endurance, was added in 2012, which encompasses upholstery and flooring products. Over the following years, Inspire, Living and Signature were added along with Brand tie ins with Ideal Home, and Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen.




References






External links


Official website

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