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Grattan is an English catalogue clothing retailer based in
Grattan catalogues was founded in 1912 by John Enrico Fattorini, in Bradford, West Yorkshire after he fell out with his cousin while working at Empire Stores.
The company was purchased by Next plc for 300 million pounds in 1986, a deal which saw Next outbid future Grattan owners Otto Versand. By the 1990s Grattan was the UK's fourth largest catalogue company with 13% of the mail order market.
In 1991 Grattan was purchased by Otto Versand for 165 million pounds. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Freemans, under the banner of Otto UK.
Grattan's celebrity campaigns have included model, Penny Lancaster-Stewart, TV presenter Grattan new head office opening in Bradford
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Grattan.co.uk
Retail companies established in 1912 Companies based in Bradford 1912 establishments in England British companies established in 1912 Clothing retailers of England Clothing companies of England
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
, England with 18 stores and 2 main catalogues and a number of specialty catalogues. Grattan has approximately 2,600 employees.
History
Grattan catalogues was founded in 1912 by John Enrico Fattorini, in Bradford, West Yorkshire after he fell out with his cousin while working at Empire Stores.
The company was purchased by Next plc for 300 million pounds in 1986, a deal which saw Next outbid future Grattan owners Otto Versand. By the 1990s Grattan was the UK's fourth largest catalogue company with 13% of the mail order market.
In 1991 Grattan was purchased by Otto Versand for 165 million pounds. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Freemans, under the banner of Otto UK.
Grattan's celebrity campaigns have included model, Penny Lancaster-Stewart, TV presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones
Nicky Hambleton-Jones (born February 24, 1971) is a television presenter, best known for hosting the Channel 4 makeover show, ''10 Years Younger (UK), 10 Years Younger''. She is also an entrepreneur, stylist and anti-ageing expert.
Biography
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In May 2009 the company announced plans to cut over 1000 jobs at their bases in Bradford, Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
, Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
and London
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in an effort to streamline the company and return the Freemans Grattan Holdings company back to profitability.
In 2012 Grattan announced plans to open a new head office in Bradford./ref>
Sponsorship
The Bradford-based catalogue company sponsoredBradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
from 1989 to 1991. From 2006 to 2010, Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is the home of Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley ...
in Odsal, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England
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, was named Grattan Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
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Retail companies established in 1912 Companies based in Bradford 1912 establishments in England British companies established in 1912 Clothing retailers of England Clothing companies of England