Private company
Matalan
Logo: Matalan Retail Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
British fashion and homeware retailer
Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing and homewares retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town warehouse-style, membership-only cash-and-carry business, inspired by Sam's Club in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersKnowsley1
- Founded inPreston1
- Websitewww.matalan.co.uk
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Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing and homewares retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town warehouse-style, membership-only cash-and-carry business, inspired by Sam's Club in the United States.2
Products and brands
- clothing
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1985Founded Founded in Preston1
Links
- Websitewww.matalan.co.uk1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Matalan1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/shopmatalan1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/shopmatalan1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC7XYWVuAmX7J7ma316xclWQ1
- WikipediaMatalan
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ12061509
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataMatalan on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMatalan on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsMatalan logo by Matalan Retail Ltd., Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsMatalan photo by Mankind 2k, CC BY 3.0