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Burberry was founded in 1856 when 21-year-old Thomas Burberry, a former draper's apprentice, opened his own store in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. [5] By 1870, the business had established itself by focusing on the development of outdoors attire. [5]
Thomas Burberry (27 August 1835 – 4 April 1926) was an English gentlemen's outfitter, and the founder of international chain Burberry, one of Britain's largest branded clothing businesses. He is also known as the inventor of gabardine .
3 [ 1] Dame Angela Jean Ahrendts, DBE (born 7 June 1960) [ 2] is an American-British businesswoman who was previously the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. [ 3] She left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. [ 4] She was ranked 25th in Forbes' 2015 list of the most powerful women in the world ...
Ahead of Daniel Lee's debut show at Burberry a look at how the brand became synonymous with the country that birthed it.
The company is listed on the Euronext Paris exchange [52] and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index. As of 2009, the group employed more than 83,000 people, [ 53 ] 30 percent of LVMH's staff worked in France, and LVMH operated over 2,400 stores worldwide.
For the year ended 31 March 2015, the Mulberry Group announced that the company’s total revenues were 148.7 million pounds (229.5 million dollars), down 9 percent from 163.5 million pounds (252.5 million dollars) in 2013, reflecting a small growth in retail sales which was offset by a decline in wholesale sales.
Fossil store, Oxford Street, London, 2016. Fossil Group, Inc., is an American fashion designer and manufacturer founded in 1984 by Tom Kartsotis and based in Richardson, Texas. Their brands include Fossil, Relic, Michele Watch, Skagen Denmark, Misfit, WSI, and Zodiac Watches. Fossil also makes licensed accessories for brands such as BMW, Puma ...
Hermès International S.A. ( / ɛərˈmɛz / ⓘ er-MEZ, French: [ɛʁmɛs] ⓘ) is a French luxury design house established on 15 June 1837. It specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewelry, watches and ready-to-wear.