Burberry Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Burberry, Thomas
- Great Universal Stores Ltd
- Burberry Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Outerwear & underwear production
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
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Distribution - retailing
Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1856 when Thomas Burberry established a wearing apparel retail business at Basingstoke. By 1870s specialised in quality outerwear, notably for sports such as fishing, and in 1880s invented gabardine waterproof fabric. c1890 opened flagship shop in Haymarket, London, followed by other abroad, eg Paris. Also in 1890s started wholesaling in London. Also started clothing manufacture. 1955 acquired from Burberry family by Great Universal Stores Ltd. Floated by GUS in 2001 as Burberry Group Plc and fully divested by them in 2005. Continues as a premium luxury retailing business with a wide international spread. [2023]
Publications:
- Burberry by Fury, Alexander
- Burberry Story by Coatts, Margot
- Burberrys of London, Established 1856. An elementary history of a great tradition by Unknown
- 'High performance Lancashire. Knowledge, skills and mountaineering clothing before 1953' in J Wilson (ed), King Cotton. A tribute to Douglas A Farnie by Parsons, Mike C, & Mary Rose
- Military dress and men's outdoor leisurewear. Burberry's trench coat in First World War Britain by Tynan, J
- Open Spaces by Garrulus, Coracias (ed)
- Souvenir Edition by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Burberry, Thomas
- Great Universal Stores Ltd
- Burberry Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Outerwear & underwear production
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, distribution
- Distribution - retailing Wearing apparel, footwear, haberdashery, mercery, etc, retailing
Notes:
Traces origins to 1856 when Thomas Burberry established a wearing apparel retail business at Basingstoke. By 1870s specialised in quality outerwear, notably for sports such as fishing, and in 1880s invented gabardine waterproof fabric. c1890 opened flagship shop in Haymarket, London, followed by other abroad, eg Paris. Also in 1890s started wholesaling in London. Also started clothing manufacture. 1955 acquired from Burberry family by Great Universal Stores Ltd. Floated by GUS in 2001 as Burberry Group Plc and fully divested by them in 2005. Continues as a premium luxury retailing business with a wide international spread. [2023]Publications:
- Burberry by Fury, Alexander
- Burberry Story by Coatts, Margot
- Burberrys of London, Established 1856. An elementary history of a great tradition by Unknown
- 'High performance Lancashire. Knowledge, skills and mountaineering clothing before 1953' in J Wilson (ed), King Cotton. A tribute to Douglas A Farnie by Parsons, Mike C, & Mary Rose
- Military dress and men's outdoor leisurewear. Burberry's trench coat in First World War Britain by Tynan, J
- Open Spaces by Garrulus, Coracias (ed)
- Souvenir Edition by Unknown