Overview
Employees
1,154 employees
Revenue
$100 to $500 million (USD) per year
French Connection is a design led British brand, creating distinctive products across womenswear, menswear, accessories and home for the modern lifestyle. The brand distributes globally through retail stores, e-commerce, wholesale and licensing channels and is committed to offering a premium experience, ensuring the customer is at the heart of the business. Since its creation in 1972, French Connection has enthused a passion for design and continues to deliver timeless affordable quality. Innovation remains at the core of the brand and all designs are created and developed from the head office in Camden, London. French Connection encourages a dynamic company culture. Employees work collaboratively and proudly represent the brand. The bold personality of French Connection continues to push boundaries globally, through impactful advertising campaigns and by supporting emerging talent. French Connection is a design led British brand, creating distinctive products across womenswear, menswear, accessories and home for the modern lifestyle. The brand distributes globally through retail stores, e-commerce, wholesale and licensing channels and is committed to offering a premium experience, ensuring the customer is at the heart of the business. Since its creation in 1972, French Connection has enthused a passion for design and continues to deliver timeless affordable quality. Innovation remains at the core of the brand and all designs are created and developed from the head office in Camden, London. French Connection encourages a dynamic company culture. Employees work collaboratively and proudly represent the brand. The bold personality of French Connection continues to push boundaries globally, through impactful advertising campaigns and by supporting emerging talent. Buy mens and womens clothing online at frenchconnection.com. Fashion retail chain for men and women Founded in 1972 by Stephen Marks, French Connection set out to create well-designed fashionable clothing that appealed to a broad market. French Connection now offers a fashion-forward clothing range with a quirky spin on design, priding itself on quality and affordable prices. Having established a strong core clothing business, through unique design and a true sense of style the company has, over recent years expanded its portfolio into exciting new areas including men's and women's toiletries, sunglasses and opticals, watches and shoes. Driven by innovation and change, the brands strength lies in balancing new and exciting ideas with the basic promise of quality and affordability, established when the company was founded. Throughout this expansion and diversification the principles have remained the same; design-led products presented in a unique and innovative way. French Connection connects with youth -- perhaps that's why it's edgy. The fashion-forward apparel company gained notoriety from its FCUK branding campaign (since discontinued). French Connection designs, makes, and markets men's, women's, and children's fashions and accessories, such as sunglasses, hats, backpacks, fragrances, and cosmetics. It sells its own brand apparel in more than 300 French Connection, Great Plains, Toast, and YMC stores primarily in Europe and North America. Sales to wholesale customers in some 50 countries worldwide account for roughly one-third of the company's revenue. French Connection was founded in 1972 by chairman and CEO Stephen Marks, who owns about a 40% stake in the company.
