{{short description|British clothing retailer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox company | name = Hackett Limited | logo = Hackett (clothing).jpg | caption = | type = Private | traded_as = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = London, England ({{Start date|1983}}) | founder = {{ubl | Jeremy Hackett | Ashley Lloyd-Jennings }} | defunct = <!-- {{End date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location = London, England | locations = | area_served = | key_people = | industry = Clothing | products = {{ubl | Men's wear and accessories | Boys' clothing }} | production = | services = {{ubl | Barbering | Shoe shining | Tailoring }} | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = M1 Group and L Capital Asia | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|hackett.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''Hackett Limited''' is a British multi-channel retailer of clothing for men and boys, with a broad range of apparel and accessories. It was founded in 1983 in London, England. As of June 2019, the company had 160 stores globally, with its flagship store at 14 Savile Row in London.<ref name="standard.co.uk">{{cite news |title=Jeremy Hackett returns to Savile Row with menswear store planned |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/jeremy-hackett-returns-to-savile-row-with-menswear-store-planned-a4166556.html |accessdate=15 April 2020 |work=Evening Standard |date=13 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jeremy Hackett in Savile Row return as his label plans flagship at number 14 |url=https://uk.fashionnetwork.com/news/Jeremy-Hackett-in-Savile-Row-return-as-his-label-plans-flagship-at-number-14,1109434.html |accessdate=15 April 2020 |work=FashionNetwork.com |language=en-UK}}</ref> It is owned by both Lebanese holding company M1 Group and American L Capital Asia (Part of L Catterton)
==History== [[File:Hackett Sloane Street London April 2022.jpg|thumb|alt=Hackett, Sloane Street, London, 2022|Hackett, Sloane Street, London, 2022]] Hackett was founded in 1983 by Jeremy Hackett and Ashley Lloyd-Jennings from a stall on London's Portobello Road.<ref name="Times Online">{{cite news| url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article529362.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Spanish buy Hackett for 15m | first=Sarah | last=Butler | date=3 June 2005 | accessdate=4 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The first shop, on the "wrong end" of King's Road, in London's Chelsea district, was selling only used clothes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Menkes|first=Suzy|authorlink=Suzy Menkes|title=Hackett: A ‘Heritage’ That’s Oh-So-British|date=11 January 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/fashion/12iht-fhackett.html|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref>
The company gradually expanded over several years, increasing the number of branches and moving from acquiring and selling second-hand clothing to designing and selling its own items. International expansion began with the 1989 opening of a Spanish branch in Madrid.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/jeremy-hackett-interview/|title=Jeremy Hackett Interview — Gentleman's Gazette|website=www.gentlemansgazette.com|access-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> In 1994, Hackett opened a shop on the Rive Gauche in Paris before adding children’s clothes to its collection a year later.<ref name=":0" />
In June 2005, Richemont sold Hackett to the Spanish investment company Torreal S.C.R., S.A.<ref name="Times Online"/> Hackett appointed American creative director Michael Sondag, who joined Hackett from Tommy Hilfiger in 2005.<ref name="Drapers Online">{{cite web |last1=Spear |first1=Stephen |title=Jeremy Hackett |url=https://www.drapersonline.com/jeremy-hackett/5004500.article |website=Drapers |accessdate=15 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Brand Republic">{{cite news |title=The Work: New campaigns - UK |url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/730740/Work-New-campaigns---UK |accessdate=15 April 2020 |work=Brand Republic}}</ref>
In February 2015, Hackett (part of the Pepe Jeans Group) was bought by Lebanese firm M1 Group and by LVMH subsidiary L Capital Asia. Hackett and Pepe Jeans were previously owned by Torreal Funds (31 percent), Artá Capital (16.4 percent), L Capital Europe (11.5 percent) and its managers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/pepe-jeans-group-bought-by-lvmh-subsidiary-and-lebanese-group/2015021115464|date=11 February 2015|accessdate=18 June 2015|work=FashionUnited|title=Pepe Jeans Group bought by LVMH subsidiary and Lebanese group}}</ref> Hackett became the official clothing supplier to the Williams Martini Racing team, from the 2015 season onwards.<ref name="inveterate">{{cite web | url=http://www.inveterate.co.uk/style/hackett-london-x-williams-martini-racing-unique-replica-kit-collaboration-launch/145819/ | title=Hackett London x Williams Martini Racing: Unique Replica Kit Collaboration Launch | publisher=Inveterate | date=13 March 2015 | access-date=13 March 2015 | author=Inveterate | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315224047/http://www.inveterate.co.uk/style/hackett-london-x-williams-martini-racing-unique-replica-kit-collaboration-launch/145819/ | archive-date=15 March 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The company's flagship store at 14 Savile Row in London was previously a Hardy Amies shop from 1946 until March 2019; the space was taken over by Hackett in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hackett flagship to replace Hardy Amies on Savile Row - Retail Gazette |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/06/hackett-flagship-replace-hardy-amies-londons-savile-row/ |accessdate=15 April 2020 |work=Retail Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hardy Amies Savile Row store closes |url=https://www.drapersonline.com/news/latest-news/hardy-amies-savile-row-store-closes/7034895.article |accessdate=15 April 2020 |work=Drapers |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official|https://www.hackett.com/}}
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