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Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing, homeware and toy retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town warehouse-style, membership-only cash-and-carry business, inspired by Sam's Club in the United States.
Founded as a shoe design by Dr. Karl Märtens in Munich, the design was licensed to British shoe manufacturer R. Griggs Group Ltd who anglicised the name, changed the heel and added trademark yellow stitching. In 1994 the business opened its first shop in Covent Garden. In 2013 the business was purchased by Permira. Drake's
Matalan Retail Ltd — is a company that operates a fashion and homeware retail store chain and retail website. It also produces clothing and other items. It is headquartered in Knowsley, Merseyside. It was founded in 1985 by John Hargreaves.
Missguided is a UK-based fast-fashion retailer selling clothes aimed at women aged 16-35 years old. [1] Missguided's headquarters were in Stretford, Greater Manchester until 2015 when they moved to Trafford Park. [2] [3] In May 2022 the company went into administration, with the assets subsequently bought by the Fraser Group and later sold to ...
Hargreaves left school at 14, went into the retail business when he was 16, and opened the first Matalan store in Preston in 1985. [1] Matalan has over 200 stores in the UK, and employs over 16,000 people. He resigned as chairman of Matalan in November 2007, less than a year after taking the company private. [3]
Bruce Oldfield store, Beauchamp Place, London (2016) Bruce Oldfield, OBE (born 14 July 1950) is a British fashion designer, best known for his couture occasionwear. Notable clients have included Sienna Miller, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diana Ross, Charlotte Rampling, Jerry Hall, Joan Collins, Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Camilla, the Duchess of Edinburgh and Queen Rania of ...
Magnus Walker (born July 7, 1967) [1] is a British-American fashion designer and car collector.He emigrated to the United States in 1986 at nineteen and eventually established a clothing brand, called Serious, with his second wife, Karen Caid Walker.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... (born 21 December 1968 [1]) was the Chief Executive of Matalan from 2023 to 2024. Early life