| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Clothing |
| Founded | Brande, Denmark, 1975 |
| Founder(s) | Troels Holch Povlsen |
| Headquarters | Brande, Jutland, Denmark |
| Number of locations | 5,700 Retail Stores & 12,000 Wholesale Customers |
| Area served | Europe, the Middle East, India, China and Canada |
| Key people | Paul Clarke (Burntwood england) |
| Employees | 41,000+ |
| Website | Bestseller Homepage |
Bestseller A/S is a privately held family-owned clothing company based in Denmark. The company was founded in 1975 and has 10 brands. Today, Bestseller has well over 5,700 stores selling its product in more than 43 countries, which makes it one of the largest fashion companies in Europe.[1]
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The company was founded in 1975 by Troels Holch Povlsen in Brande, Denmark, originally its focus was on women's fashion. It introduced children's clothing in 1986 and menswear in 1988. As of 2007[update], the company is family owned. It employs more than 39,352 people.[2]
The company has a number of big name and different brands under which it sells its clothing. The brands are listed below, and are sold both in the company's own stores and in independent retailers.
Bestseller has shops in most European countries, the Middle East, China and Canada (over 45 countries in total).[1] Bestseller is one of the biggest European fashion companies in China with more than 1,200 shops[3] and is said to be "one of the only foreign clothing companies successful at penetrating the middle price range Chinese consumer market".[4] Shops sell either clothing of one single brand or of all brands of the company. There are more than 800 shops selling Vero moda around the globe.[5] The Jack & Jones brand is sold in approximately 2,000 retail shops, of which 270 are Jack & Jones franchises.
From 1998 to 2000, Bestseller A/S were co-sponsor for a professional road bicycle racing team, which had Jack & Jones as part of its name. Since the start of 2006, Bestseller has been a sponsor of the Danish Olympic team.