Joules (clothing)

Joules
IndustryRetail
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FounderTom Joule
Headquarters,
England
Number of locations
123 stores, remainder are stockists
BrandsJoules, Little Joule, Baby Joule
Number of employees
1,823
ParentNext plc
Websitejoules.com

Joules is a British clothing company which sells clothing and homeware products inspired by British country lifestyles.[1][2] Its founder Tom Joule described its business model in 2011 as creating clothing with "colour and fun and entertainment".[3]

Established by selling clothing at country shows, the company established its own clothing line in 1999 and began to open shops in the 2000s.[4][5] As of 2018, the company had 123 stores and a turnover of £185.9m.[6]

  1. ^ Hounslea, Tara (2015-03-18). "Joules expansion on track as it opens 99th store". Drapers. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  2. ^ Pegden, Tom (2015-06-11). "Joules secures £11 million in credit to fund European growth". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. ^ Berwin, Lisa (2010-07-23). "Joules eyes major city centres as profits soar". Retail Week. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  6. ^ Group, Joules. [file:///Users/jonnydavies/Downloads/annual-report-2017-2018.pdf "Annual report 17/18"] (PDF). Joules Group. Retrieved 2019-07-19. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help); Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]