Sweater Shop
The Sweater Shop was a Leicestershire, England, based clothing company with many national outlets.
History
The Sweater Shop Ltd was established by Margaret Wood on 20 March 1973 in Barwell, Leicestershire.
The company was sold on 28 April 1995 to a management buyout for £150m.
Closure
In May 1998 the company went into receivership. At the time of closure it had 78 retail outlets. As of 2020, Sweater Shop is a separate company trading under the same brand name.
The Future
In early 2025, Margaret Wood's son, Tádhg, said that he was looking at bringing the brand to a new audience as he owns the trademark "The Sweater Shop". It is not yet known how he plans to do this.
Structure
It was headquartered in Syston in the Borough of Charnwood. It made its own products in factories in Leicester and Shepshed. It had a factory in Scotland in Cumnock, East Ayrshire that opened in 1992. On 24 November 1992 Diana, Princess of Wales officially opened the Scottish factory.
The Channel 4 television series Derry Girls featured a number of Sweater Shop jumpers, all of which were originals and are now on display at the Derry Girls Exhibition in Derry, Northern Ireland.