Rupert and Buckley

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Rupert and Buckley
Type Private
Industry Fashion
Clothing
Apparel
GenreRetail
Founded2011 (Canterbury, Kent)
Founder James Buckley-Thorp
Headquarters Barnstaple, United Kingdom
Area served
United Kingdom
Europe
Ireland
United States
China
Key people
Alexander Newman
ProductsClothing and Accessories
RevenueIncrease2.svg £3,000,000 (2017) [1]
Number of employees
7
Website rupertandbuckley.com

Rupert and Buckley was a British University derived clothing brand with its brand headquartered in Barnstaple, Devon. [2]

Contents

History

The company was founded in 2011 by James Buckley-Thorp whilst at the University of Kent where he was reading Law. [3]

Having previously sold items in other outlets, the company opened its first own shop in Bath. [2] In November 2013 the fashion label launched its "Brand Ambassador Scheme". [4]

In early 2014, 25% of the company was sold to private investor Nigel Robinson. [2]

On 5 November 2016, Rupert and Buckley opened their new store in the city centre of Oxford. The opening was supported by rising BBC Introducing star Chris Smee.[ citation needed ]

In January 2017 James Buckley-Thorp resigned [5] as director and a new CEO was appointed. Mr Alexander Newman is the current CEO and sole director of Rupert and Buckley LTD.[ citation needed ]

On 9 October 2017, Rupert and Buckley were announced as the Official leisurewear partner to The Boat Race, for a period of 3 years. Supply the teams with all their off water apparel.[ citation needed ]

In May 2019 the company entered in to a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with its creditors [6] , and in August 2022 the company began liquidation, owing over £3.3m to creditors [7]

Branding and Products

The brand name was a combination of the founder's surname and the name he'd like to call his first child. [8] The company incorporated aspects of British heritage and sporting design in its products, [2] and used a deep purple and dark yellow colour scheme for its packaging and in some of its products. [8] The fashion label described itself as grassroots university derived styling and the image and style of the branding was for the university market. [4]

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References

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