Internacionale

Internacionale was a British retailer of fashion apparel and home accessories that target fashion-conscious women. It sold women's wear including dresses, tops, jeans, trousers, jackets and jewellery. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, Internacionale has stores throughout the United Kingdom.[1] It operates under the brand "Internacionale" in numerous city centres in the UK, while having homeware stores under the brand "Au Naturale" in suburbs[1]. In 2013, the company went into administration and was then sold to Internacionale UK, a new company backed by the existing shareholders of the former company. The sale kept more than 1,500 jobs alive in 114 remaining stores of Internacionale at that time[2].

Internacionale Retail Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
HeadquartersUK
ProductsClothing
Websitewww.internacionale.co.uk
An Internacionale store in Belfast

History

The company was created by Ken Cairnduff, a Scottish businessman in 1980 and grew to become known as Internacionale.[3] The business was sold in 2006 to a management buyout, which at the time had 150 stores.[4]

The company entered administration for the third time since 2008 on 28 February 2014. In September 2014, Edinburgh Woollen Mill agreed to purchase the intellectual property of Internacionale.[5]

References
  1. "Internacionale Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition | PitchBook".
  2. "Jobs saved after Internacionale sold". BBC News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. "Ken Cairnduff : Business for Scotland". Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. "Retailer Internacionale sold out of administration in pre-pack deal - The Daily Record p.12 Jul 2013". 12 July 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. Holland, Tiffany (23 September 2014). "Peacocks owner Edinburgh Woollen Mill group buys Internacionale IP". Retail Week. Retrieved 31 December 2014.


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