Slater Menswear
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
GenreClothing store
Founded1904
FounderSamuel Slater
HeadquartersGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Number of locations
26
Key people
Paul Slater (Managing Director)
ProductsMenswear
Number of employees
800 (2018)
Websitehttps://www.slaters.co.uk/

Slater Menswear, also referred to as Slaters, is a Scottish menswear retailer with 26 stores across England, Wales and Scotland. It is family-run and was founded in 1904 in Glasgow by Samuel Slater as a tailor's shop. His son Ralph diversified the business into retail in 1973. Its current managing director is his grandson Paul.[1]

The first-ever store was opened on Howard Street in Glasgow, and this is still the brand's biggest store, as well as being home to their head office; this store was named as the world's largest single menswear store by the Guinness World Records.

History

The business was founded in 1904 by Samuel Slater originally as a tailor's shop in Glasgow. His children joined the business and helped to grow the company. One of his sons, Ralph, established the retail business in 1973 following a fire which nearly closed the company. The first store opened on Howard Street. Further stores opened in Ayr and Manchester in the 1980s with a rapid expansion in the 1990s resulting in a total of 23 stores.[1]

As of 2022, Slater Menswear has a total of 26 stores across Great Britain. The latest being opened in Chelmsford, Essex in 2018.[2] Its flagship store in Glasgow was listed by the Guinness World Records as the largest single menswear shop in the world.[3]

Stores

Slater Menswear stores can be found in the following locations:[4]

  • England: Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bolton, Bristol, Bromley, Canterbury, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Preston, Reading, York
  • Scotland: Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Stirling
  • Wales: Cardiff, Swansea

References

  1. 1 2 "Our Story So Far". Slater Menswear. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Devonport, Matthew (3 October 2018). "Inside Chelmsford's huge new menswear store which is the biggest in Essex". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Clothes shop expands to 'suit you sir'". BBC News. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Store Locator". Slater Menswear. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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