Matches Fashion
| Privately owned company | |
| Industry | Fashion Retail |
| Founded | London in 1987 |
| Founder | Tom and Ruth Chapman |
| Headquarters |
The Shard 32 London Bridge Street London, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 11 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Ulric Jerome (CEO) Tom and Ruth Chapman (Executive Co-Chairmen) |
| Products |
Men's Fashion Women's Fashion Fashion Accessories |
| Website | matchesfashion.com |
matchesfashion.com, Marylebone.
Matchesfashion.com is a luxury fashion retailer for men and women. The company offers the work of more than 400 designers like Gucci, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen,[1] Burberry and Lanvin. The business operates both digitally with MATCHESFASHION.COM and via five London stores. They also have No.23, a private-shopping townhouse. The MATCHESFASHION.COM headquarters are at The Shard in London Bridge.[2] The fulfilment centre is based in north-west London.
History
- 1987 Tom and Ruth Chapman open the first Matches store in Wimbledon Village, south west London
- 1997 A second store opens in Richmond, London
- 1999 Matches opens in Ledbury Road, Notting Hill
- 2004 Matches publish their own magazine which promotes the brands and product they stock
- 2007 Matches launches its website
- 2008 A store opens in Marylebone High Street, London
- 2008 The head office relocates to Clapham, south west London
- 2011 Matches open a private shopping townhouse for VIP clients in London’s Marylebone
- 2013 The company rebrands to MATCHESFASHION.COM across the whole business including London stores
- 2014 Open a store on Wimbledon High Street, London
- 2015 Own label RAEY launches for both men and women, Rachael Proud is Creative Director
- 2015 MATCHESFASHION.COM launches a new fully responsive site across all devices
- 2016 The head office relocates to London landmark The Shard[3]
- 2016 MATCHESFASHION.COM outlet store launches at Hackney Walk, London[4]
- 2016 Mobile App is launched
Key People
Tom Chapman (Founder and Co-Executive Chairman)
Ruth Chapman (Founder and Co-Executive Chairman)
Ulric Jerome (CEO)
References and sources
- References
- Sources
- MatchesFashion duo step back after successful shift to online sales
- Matches co-founder Ruth Chapman on fashion, family and Inspector Morse - Telegraph
- London fashion chain Matches gets £20m boost - Business News - Business - London Evening Standard
External links
Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 0°7′55″W / 51.45917°N 0.13194°W
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