Joules
FashionUKClosed 2022
Total Raised
Undisclosed
Peak Valuation
$130M
Employees
1,600
Year Collapsed
2022
Business model
British countryside-lifestyle clothing brand, retail and online.
In brief
A well-loved British heritage clothing brand that went public in 2016, but was squeezed by rising costs, an oversupply of inventory as post-pandemic demand normalized, and broader UK retail headwinds. Rescue talks with investors failed to close in time, and it collapsed into admi…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2000
- Closed
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Market Harborough, UK
- Industry
- Fashion
- Employees
- 1,600
- Revenue
- $240M
- Founders
- Tom Joule
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Often compared with: Barbour, Fat Face.