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Quiz
Company typePublic
LSEQUIZ[1]
IndustryFast fashion
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Number of locations
300 (2017)
Key people
Tarak Ramzan (CEO)
Peter Cowgill (Independent Non-executive Chairman)
Websitequizclothing.co.uk
quizgroup.co.uk

Quiz is a British clothing business founded in 1993 in Scotland.[2] In 2017, it had more than 275 shops in the United Kingdom and more than fifty shops in other parts of Europe and Asia.[3]

In 2017 the company became public and floated on the London Stock Exchange. Its turnover is in the region of £150 million per year.[4] Its chairman is Peter Cowgill.[5] In 2017, it was valued at £245 million.[6]

In June 2020, Quiz announced plans to put its 82 UK and Ireland branches into administration before buying them back, allowing it to renegotiate rents. The move meant 93 jobs would be cut.[7]

References

  1. ^ Boland, Hannah (20 July 2017). "Quiz to debut on London market next Friday in £200m IPO". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ Jarvis, Jacob (21 August 2017). "Quiz store set to open in Leicester's Highcross".
  3. ^ "About Us". Quizclothing.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ "The Retail Directory". The Retail Directory. 15 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Quiz Clothing to list on Aim as looks to answer quest for growth". Financial Times.
  6. ^ "Quiz Clothing soars on IPO to reach £245m market value". Financial Times.
  7. ^ Partridge, Joanna (11 June 2019). "Monsoon Accessorize, Restaurant Group and Quiz to shut sites". Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2020.