Complex sentence: In 1920, R Walker & Sons merged with W Tyler and Sons and was soon renamed simply'Wolsey' and the business started to trade directly with retailers rather than through a standard wholesale network which was the normal business pattern at that time.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1920, R Walker & Sons merged with W Tyler and Sons and was soon renamed simply'Wolsey'. The business began to trade directly with retailers rather than through a standard wholesale network which was the normal business pattern at that time.