Margaret Howell
Company
Margaret Howell, Ltd.
Country United Kingdom
Email shop@margarethowell.co.uk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7591 2250
Country United Kingdom
Email shop@margarethowell.co.uk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7591 2250
Market Segment
Premium
Core Business Apparel
Core Business Apparel
Margaret Howell Financial Report 2018
Income Statement Trend
Net Sales
It represents the brand's turnover from the sales of finished goods through all of the distribution channels - retail, wholesale and e-commerce, after the deduction of returns, allowances for damaged or missing goods and any discounts allowed.
Operating Margin
Also known as ROS - Return on Sales, it measures the percentage of sales revenue that gets 'returned' to the company as net profits after all the related costs of the activity are deducted. The figure is about the latest fiscal year available.
Income Statement Highlights
Margaret Howell, Ltd. Financial Report
Income Statement Trend
Total Revenue
It includes the overall revenue of the company, considering not only the sales of finished goods, but all of the sources of the company income.
Operating Margin
Also known as ROS - Return on Sales, it measures the percentage of sales revenue that gets 'returned' to the company as net profits after all the related costs of the activity are deducted. The figure is about the latest fiscal year available.
Net Profitability
It's a measure of a company's overall profitability, i.e. how much of its sales are converting to profit. The value given is the amount of sales needed to generate one currency unit of post tax profit. Negative values mean that the company has a negative level of post tax profit. The figure is about the latest fiscal year available.
Profit Ratio
It's a key measure of success. The profit ratio measures the amount of profit generated by each single currency unit of sales. The figure is about the latest fiscal year available.
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Official Websites
Margaret Howell website
Margaret Howell ecommerce
Official Social Media
Brand Description
Establishment
Year
1972
City
Blackheath, South East London
Country
United Kingdom
Founder
Margaret Howell
Paul Renshaw
Head Designer
Margaret Howell
1972 - Present
Profile
Margaret Howell is a contemporary British clothing designer who has worked successfully in both men’s and women’s wear.
She has been a strong, if quiet, presence on the British design scene for nearly four decades. Keynote designs are her take on the shirt, gymslip, lace-up shoes, duffle and trench coat. Many have an androgynous quality underlined by a succession of carefully controlled photographic campaigns. These are shot on location in black and white and by such sympathetic spirits as Bruce Weber, Koto Bolofo, and Venetia Scott.
After graduating and having been turned down for a job in the BBC make-up department, Howell started making accessories. Her hand-made beads came to the attention of Vogue and led to a meeting with Liz Taylor, then shooting ‘Zee and Co’ in London.
The label that bears her name was launched from a kitchen table in South East London in 1972, and was an immediate, if somewhat unexpected, success. In 1972 Howell, with partner Paul Renshaw, began to design make and sell shirts from their flat in Blackheath, South East London. The business grew, encouraged by Paul Smith and leading US retailers, including Jasmin Ram. In partnership with Joseph Ettedgui, a Margaret Howell men’s shop opened in South Molton Street in London in 1976. It was followed by the first wholly owned Margaret Howell shop in St Christopher's Place in 1980. The early 1980s were a period of expansion for the label. Jack Nicholson insisted on wearing his own Margaret Howell corduroy jacket for his role in 1980’s The Shining, prompting an order for 12 duplicates from Stanley Kubrick. 1982 saw Grace Coddington choose a Howell piece as Dress of the Year.
A New York shop opened in Manhattan in 1982 and in 1983 the first Margaret Howell standalone shop opened in Aoyama, Tokyo. This rapid expansion caused both business and personal difficulties. The couple divorced in 1987 and Renshaw left the company. It was reorganized in 1990 with the help of Sam Sugure and Richard Craig, who remains today as Managing Director.
The new management proved successful and there followed a decade of steady growth culminating in a Paris shop opening in 2009, after the opening of the flagship Wigmore Street shop in 2002. Today Margaret Howell Ltd employs around 300 people in 80 locations.
Business Strategy
Core Business
Apparel
Target
Men
Women
Product Categories
Accessories
Apparel
Bags
Shoes
Margaret Howell, Ltd. profile
Telephone
+44 020 7009 9000
Fax n.a.
Date of foundation 1987
Type of Company Private
Fax n.a.
Date of foundation 1987
Type of Company Private
Headquarters
Ownership (Top Shareholders)
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