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'''La Redoute''' is a French [[mail order]] company founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837.
'''La Redoute''' is a French [[mail order]] company founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837.


A multi-line retailer specializing in ready to wear apparel and home decor, La Redoute is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of linens in France. Its e-commerce site www.laredoute.com is the top ranked French site for apparel and decor, with more than 7 millions unique visitors each month. The company operates in 26 countries and has more than 10 million active customers.
A multi-line retailer specializing in ready to wear apparel and home decor, La Redoute is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of [[linens]] in France. Its e-commerce site www.laredoute.com is the top ranked French site for apparel and home decor, with more than 7 millions unique visitors each month. The company operates in 26 countries and has more than 10 million active customers.


A subsidiary of [[Redcats]] Group, (formerly LaRedoute Group), itself part of [[Kering]] Group (formerly Pinault-[[Printemps]]-Redoute or [[PPR]]) since 1994, LaRedoute was sold to its managers, Nathalie Balla and Eric Courteille, in June 2014.
A subsidiary of [[Redcats]] Group, (formerly LaRedoute Group), itself part of [[Kering]] Group (formerly Pinault-[[Printemps]]-Redoute or [[PPR]]) since 1994, LaRedoute was sold to its managers, Nathalie Balla and Eric Courteille, in June 2014.


==History==
==History==
La Redoute was founded in [[1837]] when Joseph Pollet, son of a rural family, moved to the capital of the French wool region, [[Roubaix]]. There he opened the first worsted spinning operation, inventing a number of processes. His son, Charles, took up the torch and, in [[1873]], built a factory on a plot at rue de Blanchemaille and rue de La Redoute. He decided to name the business Filatures de La Redoute (Spinners of La Redoute) after the name of the street in [Roubaix] where it was located.
La Redoute was founded in 1875. It was owned by [[Kering]] until June 2014, when it was sold to its managers. Kering had been known as [[PPR (company)|PPR]] holding company until 2013, when it was renamed. ''PPR'' was the acronym of "Pinault-Printemps-Redoute", the "R" in the acronym referring to La Redoute.

==See also==
==See also==
* [[3 Suisses]]
* [[3 Suisses]]

Revision as of 16:56, 27 January 2015

La Redoute
Native name
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Founded1837 (1837) in France
Headquarters,
France
Area served
Europe
ProductsApparel and Home Decor
Websitelaredoute.com

La Redoute is a French mail order company founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837.

A multi-line retailer specializing in ready to wear apparel and home decor, La Redoute is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of linens in France. Its e-commerce site www.laredoute.com is the top ranked French site for apparel and home decor, with more than 7 millions unique visitors each month. The company operates in 26 countries and has more than 10 million active customers.

A subsidiary of Redcats Group, (formerly LaRedoute Group), itself part of Kering Group (formerly Pinault-Printemps-Redoute or PPR) since 1994, LaRedoute was sold to its managers, Nathalie Balla and Eric Courteille, in June 2014.

History

La Redoute was founded in 1837 when Joseph Pollet, son of a rural family, moved to the capital of the French wool region, Roubaix. There he opened the first worsted spinning operation, inventing a number of processes. His son, Charles, took up the torch and, in 1873, built a factory on a plot at rue de Blanchemaille and rue de La Redoute. He decided to name the business Filatures de La Redoute (Spinners of La Redoute) after the name of the street in [Roubaix] where it was located.

See also

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