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Missguided

FashionUKClosed 2022

Total Raised

Undisclosed

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

470

Year Collapsed

2022

Business model

Fast-fashion e-commerce targeting young women, heavily social-media-driven marketing.

In brief

A fast-fashion pioneer that built its brand through aggressive social media and influencer marketing, but carried heavy debt after a 2020 private equity buyout and struggled against even-cheaper ultra-fast-fashion competitors like Shein. It collapsed into administration in 2022,…

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Key facts

Founded
2009
Closed
2022
Headquarters
Manchester, UK
Industry
Fashion
Employees
470
Revenue
$279M
Founders
Nitin Passi

Related failures

Often compared with: Shein, PrettyLittleThing.