Select Fashion is a British fashion retailer with over 105 stores nationwide, owned by the Turkish entrepreneur Cafer Mahiroğlu. It was founded in the early 1980s and sells items such as clothing, accessories and footwear. The chain predominately sells clothing aimed at 18- to 45-year-olds as well as children's clothing. The chain fell into administration in 2019.
History
In 2004, the company formulated a plan to shift its image from being perceived solely as a 'value' ladies retailer to a more trend-setting brand. Select Fashion went into administration for the first time in 2008 and subsequently underwent a buyout. The chain encountered financial difficulties in 2019, leading to another administration and subsequent buyout.
In 2020, Select Fashion moved its head office from
Kentish Town
Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England, in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town, close to Hampstead Heath.
Kentish Town likely derives its name from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterw ...
to
Edmonton
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to expand its
distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to c ...
and develop its website. In October 2020, a group of garment factories located in Leicester, which had previously supplied products to retailers including Boohoo and Select, were found to be implicated in cases of
money laundering
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and
VAT fraud.
There is no indication that Select Fashion was aware of the fraudulent activities taking place within its supply chain.
References
External links
Official website
Clothing brands of the United Kingdom
Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
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