Internacionale was a British clothing retailer with stores throughout the

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, including stores which were acquired from the former clothing chain

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in 2008. It sold women's wear including dresses, tops, jeans, trousers, jackets and jewellery.

History

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

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for the third time since 2008 on 28 February 2014. In September 2014,

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agreed to purchase the intellectual property of Internacionale.

References

Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom 2014 disestablishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-retail-company-stub