Sweater Shop
Sweater Shop was a Leicestershire, England, based clothing company with many national outlets.
History[]
The Sweater Shop Ltd was established (01102677) on 20 March 1973.[1]
The company was sold on 28 April 1995 to a management buyout for £150m.
Closure[]
In May 1998 the company went into receivership.[2] At the time of closure it had 78 retail outlets.
Structure[]
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 which opened in 1992. On 24 November 1992 Diana, Princess of Wales officially opened the Scottish factory.
References[]
Categories:
- 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