Gymshark
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| Industry | Apparel Accessories Sports equipment Athleisure |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Solihull, England, UK[1] |
Key people | Ben Francis (founder)[2] |
| Products | Sportswear Fitness fashion |
| Website | gymshark.com |
Gymshark is a fitness clothing and accessories brand based in the United Kingdom.[3]
History
Gymshark was set up in 2012 by Ben Francis.[4] When Gymshark’s revenue reached £250,000[5] Francis dropped out of college to focus on Gymshark. The company was named as the UK’s fastest growing company in 2016[6] in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100.
Locations
Gymshark’s UK head office is based at Blythe Valley Park in Shirley, West Midlands.[7]
Gymshark also has an office in Hong Kong[8] and in 2019 the company set up its North American office in downtown Denver.[9]
Products
Gymshark sells fitness apparel for men and women[10] including workout vests, hoodies, t-shirts and leggings.[11]
Controversy
Black Friday 2017 saw Gymshark’s website crash for eight hours, causing customers to take to Twitter to complain to the company. The site crash cost Gymshark an estimated $143,000 in lost sales. Founder Ben Francis sent over 2,500 handwritten apologies to customers affected by the website crash[12]
References
- ^ "How Gymshark grew by 200%+ year on year and hit £41M in sales (Updated 2019)". Beeketing.
- ^ "Ben Francis". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Gymshark sportswear brand looks to raise investment". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Former student's sportswear business is booming". Aston University. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "The 26-year-old with a £100m sportswear brand". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Gymshark predicts £100m sales this year, new HQ to drive fast staff expansion". Fashion Network. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "New Solihull HQ for sportswear brand Gymshark". BusinessLive. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Gymshark – Hong Kong". Oktra. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Gymshark Opens North American Headquarters In Denver". SGB Media. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Gymshark takes a bite of the sportswear market". Drapers. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Fast Track Gymshark Company Details". Fast Track. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Holiday Disaster to a $128M Global Brand: Behind Gymshark's Multi-Channel Empire". Shopify. Retrieved 19 January 2020.