Grattan is an English catalogue clothing retailer based in Bradford, England with 18 stores and 2 main catalogues and a number of specialty catalogues. Grattan has approximately 2,600 employees.

History

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Grattan catalogues was founded in 1912 by John Enrico Fattorini, in

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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

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, under the banner of Otto UK. Grattan's celebrity campaigns have included model, Penny Lancaster-Stewart, TV presenter

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. In May 2009 the company announced plans to cut over 1000 jobs at their bases in Bradford,

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and

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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.Grattan new head office opening in Bradford
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Sponsorship

The Bradford-based catalogue company sponsored Bradford City A.F.C. from 1989 to 1991. From 2006 to 2010, Odsal Stadium in

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, was named Grattan Stadium for sponsorship reasons.

References

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External links

Grattan.co.uk
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