Hackett was founded in 1979 by Jeremy
Hackett and Ashley Lloyd-Jennings from a stall on London 's Portobello Road . The first shop, on the
"wrong end" of King's Road, in London Chelsea district, was selling
only used clothes.
The company gradually expanded over several
years, increasing the number of branches and moving from acquiring and selling
second-hand clothing to designing and selling its own items. International
expansion began with the 1989 opening of a Spanish branch in Madrid .
Alfred Dunhill bought a majority stake in
the company in 1992. This cash injection facilitated the opening of the
flagship store in Sloane Street the same year. This branch remains the largest
and most comprehensive of the UK
shops.
In June 2005, Richemont sold Hackett
Limited to the Spanish investment company Torreal S.C.R., S.A..Since then,
Hackett has continued to expand internationally and now operates from 77 stores
in sixteen countries across the globe.
As well as expanding geographically, the
company has increased its range of services. As well as manufacturing and
selling clothing items, Hackett offers personal and bespoke tailoring, a range
of spectacles, grooming products, and a barbers in their flagship store in Sloane Street ,
London .
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