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Country Road Group is an Australian specialty fashion retailer, founded in 1974, operating five brands across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa with thousands of employees.
Cotton On Group
Cotton On Group is an Australian global fashion retail group operating eight brands across 20 countries with 1,300 stores and over 20,000 team members.
Cotton On Group is an Australian fashion retail group founded in 1988 by Nigel Austin, who began by selling denim jackets from the boot of a Ford Bronco at The Beckley Market in Geelong. The group now operates eight brands across 20 countries, with some 1,300 stores and more than 20,000 team members worldwide. Its portfolio spans apparel, children's wear, footwear, accessories, stationery and lifestyle products.
The brands comprise Cotton On, Cotton On Kids, Cotton On Body, Factorie, Typo, Supré, Rubi and Ceres Life. The business runs through omnichannel retail operations and a network of eight global support centres, located in Geelong, Melbourne, Auckland, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, London and Los Angeles. The group describes its Australian origins and values as central to its identity alongside international expansion.
Operations are spread across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom and the United States, among other markets. The Cotton On Foundation, the group's philanthropic arm, focuses on education and community projects and reports a positive impact of over $200 million.