Mates by Irvine Sellars was a British fashion retail chain founded by Irvine Sellar.
| Industry | fashion retailer |
|---|---|
| Founder | Irvine Sellar |
Number of locations | 90 shops |
| Products | men's and women's clothing |
Number of employees | 3,000 employees |
Mates started with one shop is Soho's Carnaby Street and grew to become "Britain’s second-biggest fashion chain" with 90 shops in 1981, when it was sold to a South African investor.[1]
Sellar claimed that Mates was the first retail chain to sell men's and women's clothing under the same roof, and that they had 3,000 employees.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bury, Rhiannon (27 February 2017). "Shard developer Irvine Sellar dies aged 82". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Dawber, Alistair (6 July 2012). "Irvine Sellar: Blue-sky thinker". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2017.