La Redoute is a French multichannel retailer founded by Joseph Pollet in 1837.
La Redoute specializes in ready-to-wear apparel and home decor. It is the 2nd largest seller of women's apparel and the 3rd largest seller of
linens
Linens, also referred to uncountably as linen, are fabric household goods intended for daily use, such as bedding, tablecloths, and towels. "Linens" may also refer to church linens, meaning the altar cloths used in church.
History
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in France. Its e-commerce site, www.laredoute.com, is the top-ranked French site for apparel and home decor, with more than 7 million unique visitors each month. The company operates in 26 countries and has more than 10 million active customers.
A former subsidiary of Redcats Group (formerly La Redoute Group), itself part of
Kering
Kering S.A. () is a French multinational holding company specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris. It owns the brands Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Creed, Maui Jim, and Alexander McQueen.
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Group (formerly Pinault-
Printemps
Printemps is a French luxury department store chain founded in 1865, which focuses on beauty, lifestyle, fashion and accessories. The flagship store "le Printemps Haussmann" is located on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Pari ...
-Redoute or
PPR) since 1994, La Redoute was sold to its managers, Nathalie Balla and Eric Courteille, in June 2014.
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History
La Redoute was founded in 1837 when Joseph Pollet, son of a rural family, moved to the capital of the French wool region, Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
. There he opened the first worsted spinning operation, inventing a number of processes. His son, Charles, took up the torch and, in 1873, built a factory on a plot at Rue de Blanchemaille and Rue de La Redoute. He decided to name the business Filatures de La Redoute (Spinners of La Redoute) after the name of the street in Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
where it was located.
See also
* 3 Suisses
3 Suisses is a French mail order and e-commerce company, with headquarters in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France ...
References
External links
La Redoute website
La Redoute (France)
La Redoute (UK)
Retail companies of France
French companies established in 1837
Retail companies established in 1837
1837 establishments in France
Clothing brands of France
French brands
Online clothing retailers
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