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| MADE.COM | |
| Company type | Public |
| LSE: MADE | |
| Industry | Retailer |
| Founded | March 2010 |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | 9 November 2022 |
| Fate | Administration; assets sold to Next Plc |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Number of locations | 7 showrooms |
Area served | United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain |
Key people |
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| Products | Furniture and Homeware |
| Revenue |  £371 million (2021) [1] |
Number of employees | 650 (2021) |
| Website | www.made.com |
Made.com was a British e-commerce company based in London that designed and sold furniture and home accessories online. The company was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Ning Li and Brent Hoberman, together with Julien Callède and Chloe Macintosh.[2]
It had offices and warehouses across Europe and Asia and operated in seven European markets including the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.[3]
In May 2022, it acquired the online homeware marketplace Trouva.[4]
On 9 November 2022, Made.com went into administration[5] and was acquired by the British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, Next plc.[6]
- ^ Johnston, Ian; Eley, Jonathan (8 March 2022). "Made.com losses more than double to £31.4mn on higher freight costs". Financial Times. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Ning Li, Chloè Macintosh and Julien Callède: Made.com - Startups.co.uk". Young Guns by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Where we operate". Made.com Group Plc. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Nazir, Sahar (9 May 2022). "Made.com acquires online marketplace Trouva - Retail Gazette". www.retailgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Made.com goes bust with up to 500 jobs lost". BBC News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Roberts, Lauretta (9 November 2022). "NEXT acquires collapsed furniture retailer Made.com". TheIndustry.fashion. Retrieved 9 November 2022.