Matches Fashion

MatchesFashion.com
Industry	Luxury Fashion
Founded	London in 1987
Founder	Tom Chapman ; Ruth Chapman
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Number of locations	11
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ulric Jerome
Products	Men's Fashion; Women's Fashion; Fashion Accessories
Parent	Apax Partners
Website	matchesfashion.com

MatchesFashion.com is a London-based clothing retailer. The business operates online and via three stores in London.

History[]

Tom Chapman and Ruth Chapman opened the first store in Wimbledon Village in 1987, and opened an online store in 2007.^[1] In 2012, the Chapmans sold a £20,000,000 stake to venture capital firms to help build its online presence.^[2] In 2017, the founders sold the business to private equity firm Apax for an estimated 400 million.^[3]

Ajay Kavan stepped down as CEO of Matches Fashion in March 2021.^[4] In September 2021, Paolo de Cesare became CEO of Matches Fashion.^[5]

References[]

^ "Matchesfashion.com co-founder: "Leaders must rethink what's possible and deliver meaningful change"". www.managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "Ruth Chapman: 'In fashion, when women talk, men listen. That's an". Evening Standard. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ "Husband and wife bank £400m from sale of Matchesfashion.com". the Guardian. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Conti, Samantha; Conti, Samantha (2021-03-01). "Ajay Kavan Steps Down as Matchesfashion CEO After One Year". WWD. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Socha, Samantha Conti,Miles; Conti, Samantha; Socha, Miles (2021-09-20). "Matchesfashion Picks Paolo de Cesare as CEO". WWD. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

External links[]

Official website
MatchesFashion duo step back after successful shift to online sales The Telegraph
Matches co-founder Ruth Chapman on fashion, family and Inspector Morse The Telegraph
London fashion chain Matches gets £20m boost London Evening Standard
[1] The Financial Times

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[:0-1] "Matchesfashion.com co-founder: "Leaders must rethink what's possible and deliver meaningful change"". www.managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[2] "Ruth Chapman: 'In fashion, when women talk, men listen. That's an". Evening Standard. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

[3] "Husband and wife bank £400m from sale of Matchesfashion.com". the Guardian. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[4] Conti, Samantha; Conti, Samantha (2021-03-01). "Ajay Kavan Steps Down as Matchesfashion CEO After One Year". WWD. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[5] Socha, Samantha Conti,Miles; Conti, Samantha; Socha, Miles (2021-09-20). "Matchesfashion Picks Paolo de Cesare as CEO". WWD. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

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