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Country: France
- Men's and women's clothing retail chain
- Historically a branch chain, Burton has been offering independent entrepreneurs the chance to affiliate with the brand since 2013.
- Commission-affiliation franchising means that investors don't have to purchase stock, don't have to bear the burden of unsold items, and benefit from Burton's know-how, offering significant guarantees of success while greatly reducing risk and initial investment
News
Burton, new victim of the black year for clothing 18/06/2023
- Burton of London placed in receivership
- Number of Burton stores last year: 109
- 26 stores closed in February
- Safeguard procedure initiated in October 2022
- Burton founded in 1904 in London
221 jobs threatened at Burton of London 24/04/2023
- 26 Burton of London stores to close in France
- 221 out of 441 employees could be made redundant
- 62 stores will be closed or sold, 47 will remain open
- The company was placed under safeguard procedure last October
- The remaining 47 outlets will refocus on menswear and welcome brands other than Burton of London
- Bought out by Thierry Le Guénic, who also acquired the Habitat chain and the San Marina shoe store in 2020.
Burton to sell half of its stores in France 28/02/2023
- Group to close 26 stores 441 employees to be made redundant
- In 2020, Thierry Le Guénic bought the Habitat home furnishings chain from the Cafom group and, with investor Stéphane Collaert, the San Marina shoe store, which will be wound up in 2023