Select (fashion chain)

Select Fashion
Company typePrivate limited
IndustryRetail
Founded1980s
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsClothing
Websiteselectfashion.co.uk

Select Fashion is a British fashion retailer with over 105 stores nationwide, owned by the Turkish entrepreneur Cafer Mahiroğlu. It was founded in the early 1980s and sells items such as clothing, accessories and footwear.[1] The chain predominately sells clothing aimed at 18- to 45-year-olds[2][3] as well as children's clothing.[4] The chain fell into administration in 2019.[5][6]

History

In 2004, the company formulated a plan to shift its image from being perceived solely as a 'value' ladies retailer to a more trend-setting brand. Select Fashion went into administration for the first time in 2008 and subsequently underwent a buyout. The chain encountered financial difficulties in 2019, leading to another administration and subsequent buyout.[7][8]

In 2020, Select Fashion moved its head office from Kentish Town to Edmonton to expand its distribution center and develop its website. In October 2020, a group of garment factories located in Leicester, which had previously supplied products to retailers including Boohoo and Select, were found to be implicated in cases of money laundering and VAT fraud.[9] There is no indication that Select Fashion was aware of the fraudulent activities taking place within its supply chain.

References

  1. ^ "Select Fashion Stores | Online, In-store Fast Fashion UK Retailer". www.selectfashion.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Fashion chain Select falls into administration". BBC News. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Select Fashion Stores | Online, In-store Fast Fashion UK Retailer". www.selectfashion.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "childrens clothes" (PDF). 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Fashion retailer Select lines up administrators, with 2,000 jobs at risk". the Guardian. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ Corser, John. "Select fashion chain goes into administration". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Fashion chain Select falls into administration". BBC News. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Media, Insider. "CVA proposed for Select fashion chain". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Boohoo & Select linked to "extraordinary" money laundering garment network - Retail Gazette". www.retailgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2021.


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