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Fashion Network
11-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Club L London launches localised German site as international business grows
Lifestyle and womenswear brand Club L London is seeing strong international growth and has just announced the opening of a German-language website. It went live on Thursday, with the 'strategic move' coming after a period of exceptional international growth that has seen 'triple-digit year-on-year increases across key markets, including a 300% uplift in the Middle East and continued strong momentum across Europe'. The company said the new site offers customers in Germany 'a fully localised experience — from language and currency to curated content and improved logistics, designed to enhance the customer journey and support the brand's rapidly growing European base'. Founder and CEO Katie Randev explained: 'We've seen a significant increase in demand from Germany and across the DACH region, and this launch is a direct response to that. As we scale globally, it's crucial that we deliver a seamless, localised shopping experience that reflects our customer-first approach. The new site allows us to better connect with our growing audience in Germany while driving further growth across the region. Club L added that it's continuing to invest in infrastructure and innovation to support wider demand around the world. Earlier this year the company (which despite its name is based in Manchester) said 2024 saw turnover surging to £44 million from £29.5 million a year earlier, while gross profit rose to £23.3 million from £17.7 million. It also acquired Lavish Alice for an undisclosed seven-figure sum 'uniting two leading, legacy brands'. It was the company's first-ever acquisition.
Fashion Network
11-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Club L London launches localised German site as international business grows
Lifestyle and womenswear brand Club L London is seeing strong international growth and has just announced the opening of a German-language website. It went live on Thursday, with the 'strategic move' coming after a period of exceptional international growth that has seen 'triple-digit year-on-year increases across key markets, including a 300% uplift in the Middle East and continued strong momentum across Europe'. The company said the new site offers customers in Germany 'a fully localised experience — from language and currency to curated content and improved logistics, designed to enhance the customer journey and support the brand's rapidly growing European base'. Founder and CEO Katie Randev explained: 'We've seen a significant increase in demand from Germany and across the DACH region, and this launch is a direct response to that. As we scale globally, it's crucial that we deliver a seamless, localised shopping experience that reflects our customer-first approach. The new site allows us to better connect with our growing audience in Germany while driving further growth across the region. Club L added that it's continuing to invest in infrastructure and innovation to support wider demand around the world. Earlier this year the company (which despite its name is based in Manchester) said 2024 saw turnover surging to £44 million from £29.5 million a year earlier, while gross profit rose to £23.3 million from £17.7 million. It also acquired Lavish Alice for an undisclosed seven-figure sum 'uniting two leading, legacy brands'. It was the company's first-ever acquisition.
Fashion United
10-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion United
Club L London launches localised German website
Club L London is continuing on its path of expansion with the launch of its first dedicated German-language website. The decision to open the localised platform comes amid increased demand for the British brand within the country itself and throughout the DACH region. The company said it has experienced a period of 'exceptional international growth' in recent months, reporting triple-digit year-on-year increases across key markets, including a 300 percent uptick in the Middle East, where it had launched a dedicated website in 2024. In Europe, meanwhile, the occasionwear retailer has seen 'continued strong momentum', with a rapidly growing consumer base. Thus, the localised German site only strengthens this presence, while building on its wider international growth strategy. In a statement, Katie Randev, founder and chief executive officer of Club L London, said: 'As we scale globally, it's crucial that we deliver a seamless, localised shopping experience that reflects our customer-first approach. The new site allows us to better connect with our growing audience in Germany while driving further growth across the region.' This rapid expansion was credited with helping Club L London deliver record turnover in 2024, during which time it reported 51 percent YoY growth in revenue, alongside 23.3 million pounds in gross profit. The company has since also begun exploring acquisition ventures to further growth, having snapped up womenswear e-tailer Lavish Alice in a 'seven-figure deal' back in February.
Times
27-06-2025
- Business
- Times
Club L London
Rank 86Annual sales growth over three years 62.06%Fashion brand Katie Randev, 38, started this Manchester fashion retailer as an import-export wholesale business in 2007. But it wasn't until ten years later, when Club L began selling direct to consumers, that the business really took off. Sales of items ranging from prom and party dresses to maternity and bridal collections helped Club L to turn over £67 million in the 12 months to March this year. Growth has been helped by its 1.1 million followers on Instagram and expansion into markets including the US and Middle East. Explore the Sunday Times 100 — interviews, company profiles and more
