Gymshark
| Industry |
|
|---|---|
| Founded | 5 July 2012[1] |
| Founders | Ben Francis Lewis Morgan |
| Headquarters | Solihull, West Midlands, England[2] |
Key people | Ben Francis (Founder and CEO)[3] |
| Products |
|
| Revenue | GB£556.2 million (2023)[4] |
| Owner | Ben Francis General Atlantic (21%) |
Number of employees | 850 (2021)[5] |
| Website | gymshark |
Gymshark Ltd is a British athletic apparel retailer headquartered in Solihull, England.[6] It was founded in June 2012 by Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan.
Gymshark was valued £1 billion in 2020.[7][8] Gymshark sells online and it opened its first retail store on Regent Street, London.[9]
Stores
| Country | City / Location | Address | Opening year | Closing year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | London – Regent Street | Regent Street | 2022 | – | Flagship; workouts, events, community space |
| London – Stratford | Westfield Stratford City | 2023 | – | Focused on sports bras, leggings, shorts | |
| London – White City | Westfield White City | 2023 | – | London exclusives, events, full range | |
| Bicester Village (Oxfordshire) | Bicester Village | 2023 (reopen) | – | Premium outlet; icons and bestsellers | |
| Manchester – Trafford Centre | Trafford Centre | 2023 | – | First standalone UK store outside London | |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | Kalverstraat | 2023 | – | First EU store |
| Roermond | Designer Outlet Roermond | 2023 | 2023 (31 Oct) | Temporary outlet | |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Dubai Mall | 2023 | – | First permanent store outside UK |
References
- ↑ "Gymshark Ltd overview – Find and update company information – Gov.uk". Companies House. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ↑ "How Gymshark grew by 200%+ year on year and hit £41M in sales (Updated 2019)". Beeketing. 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ben Francis". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Gymshark CEO: 2024 will be our 'biggest ever year' (Updated 2024)". Drapers. 24 April 2024.
- ↑ "From Delivering Pizzas To Building A Billion Pound Business Empire Minutes With UNILAD". UNILAD. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ↑ "About Gymshark". Gymshark UK. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ Thomas, Daniel (14 August 2020). "Clothing brand Gymshark becomes UK's newest £1bn start-up". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Gymshark founder to become UK's richest self-made person under 30, with firm valued at £1bn". inews.co.uk. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Gymshark achieve fittest profits in Britain | GBCC". www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2020-10-20.