Freemans
Encyclopedia
Freemans is a British catalogue
clothing retailer.
Freemans was founded in 1904 with four staff, and acquired by Otto GmbH
in 1999. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Grattan plc
, under the banner of Otto UK.
Freemans collaborates with designers such as Scott Henshall
. In 2006, the company won two fashion awards – More Magazines "Most Aspirational Mail Order Catalogue" and Prima Magazine's "Best Mail Order Brand". In 2007, Freemans retained a Prima award title.
Mail order
Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer...
clothing retailer.
Freemans was founded in 1904 with four staff, and acquired by Otto GmbH
Otto GmbH
The Otto group, or Otto , is the world's largest mail order company, operating in more than 20 countries. The family of executive board chairman Michael Otto owns the majority of the company. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany...
in 1999. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Grattan plc
Grattan plc
Grattan is a British catalogue clothing retailer based in Bradford, UK with 18 stores and 2 main catalogues and a number of specialty catalogues. Grattan has approximately 2,600 employees....
, under the banner of Otto UK.
Freemans collaborates with designers such as Scott Henshall
Scott Henshall
Scott Henshall is a British fashion designer.Before becoming a fashion designer Henshall owned shops around Hartlepool before moving to London to become a designer...
. In 2006, the company won two fashion awards – More Magazines "Most Aspirational Mail Order Catalogue" and Prima Magazine's "Best Mail Order Brand". In 2007, Freemans retained a Prima award title.