UK’s Joules to open 100th store in Dublin

By

Barbara Santamaria

Published
Nov 19, 2015

The British fashion brand Joules is set to open its landmark 100th store at the heart of Dublin, Ireland, on Friday. Split across two floors, the store on Wicklow Street will take the brand’s menswear, womenswear and childrenswear collections to the Irish capital for the fist time.

The milestone marks a particularly positive year for Joules, which recorded a 22% rise in revenue to £117 million in its financial 2014/15 year. EBITDA grew 18% to £10.7m in the same period, while UK revenue increased 17.5% across retail, online and wholesale business, particularly with John Lewis.

Tom Joule, founder of Joules, commented: “Joules has grown almost beyond recognition since I started it more than 25 years ago, and I’m so proud of everything we’ve achieved. We might now have reached 100 stores, but our mission remains exactly the same: to create fun, quality products which stand the test of time, and to build on being what our customers love."

Joules is known for a carefully designed range of high-quality products in bold colours and prints. It sells home accessories, womenswear, menswear and childrenswear through its Little Joule and Baby Joule collection, as well as eyewear through a partnership with Mondottica. It has stores in the UK, US., Germany and France and operates across retail stores, online, catalogue mail order, wholesale and licensing channels.