Bench (British clothing brand)

British clothing brand

For the Philippine clothing brand, see Bench (Philippine clothing brand).

Bench Global Ltd.

Company type| Privately held company
Industry| Fashion
Founded| 1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Founders|

* Nayef Marar
* Barrie Suddons

Headquarters|

Manchester

England

Area served

| Worldwide
Products| Apparel
Owner| (50% owned by Emeram Capital GmbH, 50% independently owned)
Website| bench.co.uk
bench.ca
Bench store in Promenade, Canada

Bench Global Ltd. (usually branded as "Bench.") is a British clothing brand that is sold worldwide, including in Europe and Canada. The company was founded in Manchester, England,[1] and specialises in streetwear.

## History

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The brand began in 1989 creating graphic T-shirt designs influenced by skateboarding. The Manchester based fashion firm was founded by Nayef Marar and Barrie Suddons, and was acquired in 2004 by a management team led by finance director Alan Horridge for the company Americana for £20m.[2] Over the years, Bench has evolved into a global lifestyle brand that now sells not only menswear but womenswear,[1] including denim, trousers, sweats, hoodies, belts, bags, skirts and dresses.

The company appointed administrators in May 2018.[3]

Gordon Brothers have secured the brand for continued development.[4]

Apparel Brands Limited have secured the European license to relaunch the European Bench.[5]

In January 2020, the company announced that all 24 of its stores in Canada would be closed and that it would "focus more on our e-commerce business as well as our key wholesale customers".[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bench Online Shop | About Bench | Bench : The official clothing site | Hoodies | Jeans | Jackets | T-Shirts". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
2. ^ "Top fashion firm in £20m MBO". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
3. ^ "Bench files for Administration". 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
4. ^ Media, Insider (5 July 2018). "Deal agreed for Bench brand". Insider Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
5. ^ Whelan, Grace (9 July 2019). "Exclusive: Bench relaunches for spring 20". Drapers. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
6. ^ "Bench athletic wear is closing all of its Canadian Stores". Toronto Star. 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

## External links

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* Official website