Sweater Shop
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | clothing |
| Founded | 20 March 1973 in Barwell, England |
| Founder | Margaret Wood |
| Defunct | 28 April 1995 |
| Fate | management buyout |
| Headquarters | , |
The Sweater Shop was a Leicestershire, England, based clothing company with many national outlets.
History
[edit]The Sweater Shop Ltd was established by Margaret Wood on 20 March 1973 in Barwell, Leicestershire.[1]
The company was sold on 28 April 1995 to a management buyout for £150m.
Closure
[edit]In May 1998 the company went into receivership.[2] At the time of closure it had 78 retail outlets. As of 2020, Sweater Shop (no 'The') is a separate company trading under the same brand name.
Structure
[edit]It was headquartered in Syston in the Borough of Charnwood. It made its own products in factories in Leicester and Shepshed. It had a factory in Scotland in Cumnock, East Ayrshire that opened in 1992. On 24 November 1992 Diana, Princess of Wales officially opened the Scottish factory.
References
[edit]- 1973 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1998 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- Borough of Charnwood
- Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
- Companies based in Leicestershire
- Clothing companies established in 1973
- Companies disestablished in 1998
- Cumnock
- Defunct retail companies of the United Kingdom