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Description:

Founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks, French Connection set out to create well-designed fashionable clothing that appealed to a broad market.

In 1978, French designer, Nicole Farhi, joined. In 1983, her eponymous label was launched by the French Connection parent group and this was not sold until 2010.

French Connection spent many years listed on the London Stock Exchange while its founder and Frasers Group held significant stakes.

In 2021 it was sold to MIP Holdings Ltd, a consortium comprising UK-based entrepreneurs Apinder Singh Ghura – who at the time was French Connection’s second-largest shareholder – and Amarjit Singh Grewal along with holding company KJR Brothers.

Company Information
Annual Sales:
£154million
Segments / Shopping Categories:
Menswear; Womenswear; Kidswear
Company Size (No. of Employees):
366
Parent Company/Key Investors:
MIP Holdings Ltd
Key Stockists:
Various branches of John Lewis and House of Fraser
Key Concessions:
House of Fraser; ASOS; John Lewis & Partners
UK Concessions:
51
Group Companies:
Great Plains
UK Standalone Stores:
47
CONTACT INFORMATION
Head Office Address:
First Floor, Centro One, 39 Plender Street London NW1 0DT
Head Office Telephone:
0333 400 3285
PR Company:

French Connection handles their own PR.

Bella Hulse - PR Assistant
020 7036 7200
[email protected]

Michaela Graham-Gardner - Junior Press Officer
020 7036 7200
[email protected]

Bethany Giles - Press Assistant
020 7036 7727
[email protected]

Maryam Farrahi - PR Manager
020 7036 7200
[email protected]

KEY EXECUTIVES:
Chairman:
Apinder Singh Ghura
Retail Director:
Simon Donoghue
Product/Trading Director:
Simon Donaghue - Managing Director, Direct to Consumer
Head of Buying:
Miriam Beels (Womenswear); Sarah Adams (Womenswear - Clothing, Accessories, & Footwear)
Creative Director:
Maria Chen
Chief Financial Officer:
Lee Williams (Group CFO)
Head of HR:
Emily Butler
Head of Marketing:
Emily Wright
Social Media:
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Key Brands Stocked:
French Connection; Great Plains
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