| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clothing Retail and Manufacture |
| Founded | 20 March 1973 in Barwell, England |
| Founder | Margaret Wood |
| Defunct | 28 April 1995 |
| Fate | Management Buyout |
| Headquarters | , |
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The Sweater Shop was a Leicestershire, England, based clothing company with many national outlets.
The Sweater Shop Ltd was established by Margaret Wood on 20 March 1973 in Barwell, Leicestershire. [1]
The company was sold on 28 April 1995 to a management buyout for £150m.
In May 1998 the company went into receivership. [2] At the time of closure it had 78 retail outlets. As of 2020, Sweater Shop (no 'The') is a separate company trading under the same brand name.
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. [3]
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. [4]