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[[File:Oliver Bonas 26 Lordship Lane SE22 8HJ.jpg|thumb|Oliver Bonas, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London in 2008]] '''Oliver Bonas''' is a UK-based homeware and fashion chain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-02 |title=Who is Oliver Bonas and how has he captured middle-class hearts? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/who-oliver-bonas-and-how-has-he-captured-middle-class-hearts-a6177226.html |access-date=2021-06-25 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Founded in 1993 by Oliver Tress, as of 2023, there are 83 stores in the UK.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Fish |first=Isabella |date=2023-07-17 |title=At first it looked like a jumble sale, says Oliver Bonas creator |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/at-first-it-looked-like-a-jumble-sale-says-oliver-bonas-creator-8qqg3w70g |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Tress is the chief executive.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Peter |last2=Booth |first2=Robert |date=25 June 2021 |title=No 10 rebuffs calls to sack Matt Hancock for kissing aide |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/25/no-10-rebuffs-calls-to-sack-matt-hancock-for-kissing-aide |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> It is headquartered in Chessington, South West London.<ref name=":0" />
==History== In 1993, Oliver Tress, aged 25, opened the first Oliver Bonas store on Fulham Road in west London.<ref name=":0" /> He initially sourced products from trade shows around the country.<ref name=":0" /> On its first Saturday trading, the shop made £1,000 worth of sales.<ref name=":0" />
The chain was named after Tress's then-girlfriend, Anna Bonas, the cousin of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas.<ref name=":0" />
In June 2020, the chain secured £3.5 million of additional funding from HSBC as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jahshan |first=Elias |date=2020-06-27 |title=Oliver Bonas secure £3.5m funding to see it through Covid-19 |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/06/oliver-bonas-secure-3-5m-funding-to-see-it-through-covid-19/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.retailgazette.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>
As of July 2023, Oliver Bonas has 1,500 employees and 83 shops across the UK and Ireland.<ref name=":0" /> Revenues were £92.8 million in the 2021 financial year and pre-tax profits came in at £7.5 million.<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{official}} Category:British companies established in 1993 Category:Retail companies based in London Category:Retail companies established in 1993 Category:1993 establishments in England