Wolf_&_Badger

Wolf & Badger

Wolf & Badger

Global Online Marketplace


Wolf & Badger is a global online marketplace for independent fashion, beauty and homeware brands, with storefronts in London, New York City and Los Angeles.[1]

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History

Wolf & Badger launched in February 2010 [2] and was named one of Britain's Best Boutiques in the April 2010 edition of British Vogue. It was picked by Time Out as the sixth Best Shop in London.[3]

The business was selected as one of the Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2010 [4] and its Co-Founder - George Graham - was named the Confederation of British Industry Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 for his work in setting up the concept.[5]

Wolf & Badger continued to grow and in August 2010 opened a pop up store in Selfridges department store on Oxford Street.[6] In 2011, it opened a summer store in Porto Montenegro. In 2012 the brand expanded further with the launch of a store on Dover Street in Mayfair.[7] In 2014, Wolf & Badger extended its flagship store to include new juice bar Raw Press.[8]

In 2014 the new Wolf & Badger website was named Rakuten Retail Website of the Year in the Good Web Guide Website of the Year Awards [9] and in 2015 the business acquired Boticca to widen its reach and create a global omni-channel retail store for independent brands.[10] Later that year, Wolf & Badger was named by Drapers as Best Multi-Channel Retailer Under £25m.[11]

Since 2017 there has been a Wolf & Badger store in the SoHo district of New York[12] and in 2018 Wolf & Badger announced its further expansion into a new 12,000 sqft flagship store in Kings Cross, London.[13]

Wolf & Badger was named Sustainable Retailer Of The Year 2020 by Drapers [14] and soon later became a Certified B Corporation. [15]

In 2022, the business launched its first West Coast USA store on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. [16] [17]

In early 2024, the London store relocated to a new location in the West End.[18]

Operations

The company is a "serviced retail" business.[19] Spaces within its stores and online are provided to independent fashion, jewellery, beauty and homeware brands, who act as their own retailers and keep the bulk of sales revenue, as well as gain exposure to press, industry and trade buyers.[20]


References

  1. "Wolf & Badger, a London storefront for emerging designers, is coming to New York". Fashionista.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. "'Brands Of Tomorrow' Fear Tough Year Ahead". News.sky.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. "Growing Business Awards 2011: winners revealed". Real Business. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. Ella Alexander (13 August 2010). "Wolf & Badger pop up store (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  5. "Retail 'chameleons' take over the high street". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. "Website of the Year Awards - Winners 2014 - The Good Web Guide". thegoodwebguide.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. "Wolf & Badger Sets Up Shop in SoHo". forbes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. Lizzie Edmonds (23 July 2018). "Wolf & Badger to open huge new flagship store in redeveloped Kings Cross". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018.
  9. Nazir, Sahar. "Wolf & Badger certifies as B Corp to build on transparency". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. Wightman-Stone, Danielle (23 January 2024). "Wolf & Badger to relocate London flagship". Fashion United.
  11. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". Women.timesonline.co.uk. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

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