Mulberry (company)
Encyclopedia
Mulberry is a British
fashion company known for its luxury
leather goods.
, Somerset
, England
. Mulberry established itself as a British lifestyle brand, noted for its leather poacher bags including the binocular bag and dispatch bag. The range includes womenswear, menswear
and footwear
for women. Mulberry Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange
as MUL, and shareholder
s with 500 or more shares are entitled to a 20% discount at Mulberry's shops.
Mulberry has stores throughout the UK and all over the world including Europe, America, Australia and Asia. It has registered offices in Somerset, London
and New York
. Mulberry continues to make designer leather goods at its original Somerset factory, called The Rookery. The company plans to expand the factory increasing the number of bags produced in the UK.
In 2006, Mulberry launched an apprenticeship programme to encourage local youths to learn production skills and providing training and employment for the local community. Apprentices that graduate from the programme are offered a job at the factory in Somerset.
United Kingdom
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fashion company known for its luxury
Luxury good
Luxury goods are products and services that are not considered essential and associated with affluence.The concept of luxury has been present in various forms since the beginning of civilization. Its role was just as important in ancient western and eastern empires as it is in modern societies...
leather goods.
Background
The company was founded in 1971 by Roger Saul and his mother Joan—in 1973 they opened a factory in ChilcomptonChilcompton
Chilcompton is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England, situated in the Mendip Hills two miles south of Midsomer Norton and 2.5 miles south-west of Westfield, close to the A37 .-History:...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Mulberry established itself as a British lifestyle brand, noted for its leather poacher bags including the binocular bag and dispatch bag. The range includes womenswear, menswear
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and footwear
Footwear
Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet, for fashion, protection against the environment, and adornment. Being barefoot is commonly associated with poverty, but some cultures chose not to wear footwear at least in some situations....
for women. Mulberry Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
as MUL, and shareholder
Shareholder
A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders own the stock, but not the corporation itself ....
s with 500 or more shares are entitled to a 20% discount at Mulberry's shops.
Mulberry has stores throughout the UK and all over the world including Europe, America, Australia and Asia. It has registered offices in Somerset, London
London
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and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Mulberry continues to make designer leather goods at its original Somerset factory, called The Rookery. The company plans to expand the factory increasing the number of bags produced in the UK.
In 2006, Mulberry launched an apprenticeship programme to encourage local youths to learn production skills and providing training and employment for the local community. Apprentices that graduate from the programme are offered a job at the factory in Somerset.