Est 1904, In 1998 Liz succeeded her father as Managing Director. Later that year Lawsons started to sell linens.

In 2000 Lawsons started trading on the Internet, which was an exciting new venture for the company.

In 2003 Lawsons vacated their New George St property after just over 50 years there, to move near a new shopping development in Plymouth. The new site was 13 Cornwall St. at the same time they opened a warehouse for distribution of stock to the stores and Internet customers.

In 2004 Lawsons celebrated 100 years of trading with a number of events including a competition to find Lawsons most loyal customer who had been shopping with Lawsons since his boyhood for nearly 70 years.

In 2006 Lawsons bought an existing hardware business in Ivybridge, which trades from two stores. One specialising in DIY, Gardening, Pets Supplies & Outdoor Clothing and the other in Kitchenware & Linens.

In 2006 createanet provided Lawsons second generation of website and continues to support them with thier search engine marketing.