Samuel Aickmere

Samuel Aickmere is the current chairman of The Aickmere Brothers Department Store, he is described as a fussy nondescript middle-aged man with bland features and nondescript hair. He is extremely reluctant to allow Lockwood and Co. and Quill Kipps' Team into his store where they suspect the center of The Chelsea Outbreak can be found, however he eventually breaks under the threat of imprisonment by Kipps for not complying in a matter of public safety, under the condition that nothing is damaged upon his return.

Upon returning to the near complete destruction of the department store by the Aickmere Poltergeist, he loses his temper and furiously attacks the nearest official, who just so happened to be Inspector Montagu Barnes.

Lockwood & Co. use Barnes' misfortune as a distraction to escape before Samuel could notice them.

While it is unclear what happens to Samuel after he attacks a D.E.P.R.A.C. Inspector, however The Aickmere Brothers Department Store does stay open, so either he or someone else must have been around to operate it.

Trivia

 * Samuel Aickmere is the 4th generation of the Aickmere family to own the department store.