Gymshark

Gymshark Ltd
Industry
Founded5 July 2012 (2012-07-05)[1]
FoundersBen Francis
Lewis Morgan
HeadquartersSolihull, West Midlands, England[2]
Key people
Ben Francis (Founder and CEO)[3]
Products
RevenueGB£556.2 million (2023)[4]
OwnerBen Francis
General Atlantic (21%)
Number of employees
850 (2021)[5]
Websitegymshark.com

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

  1. "Gymshark Ltd overview – Find and update company information – Gov.uk". Companies House. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  2. "How Gymshark grew by 200%+ year on year and hit £41M in sales (Updated 2019)". Beeketing. 18 January 2019.
  3. "Ben Francis". Forbes. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Gymshark CEO: 2024 will be our 'biggest ever year' (Updated 2024)". Drapers. 24 April 2024.
  5. "From Delivering Pizzas To Building A Billion Pound Business Empire Minutes With UNILAD". UNILAD. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. "About Gymshark". Gymshark UK. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  7. Thomas, Daniel (14 August 2020). "Clothing brand Gymshark becomes UK's newest £1bn start-up". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  8. "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.
  9. "Gymshark achieve fittest profits in Britain | GBCC". www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2020-10-20.