Julian Dunkerton news and archive

Superdry CEO says Shein is being allowed to ‘dodge tax’

Julian Dunkerton, the chief executive officer of Superdry, has said that Chinese fast fashion giant Shein is being allowed to “dodge tax”, and is thus calling on the UK government to take action. Speaking to the Today Programme on Radio 4, and later reported on by the BBC, Dunkerton said the UK Treasury would do well to get rid of a “loophole”...

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Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton reportedly mulling buyout

The founder and CEO of Superdry is reportedly considering selling the business after its share price has plummeted in the past year. Julian Dunkerton, who currently owns 23.9 percent of the business, has held talks this year with private equity firms regarding a potential sale, according to a report by The Times. However, one source said there...

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Superdry interim CFO to take on role permanently

Superdry has named Nick Gresham as the brand’s permanent chief financial officer. The retail veteran was appointed interim CFO back in May, succeeding Ed Barker who resigned, along with most of the company’s board, following the successful return of founder Julian Dunkerton. “Nick has made a great impact since joining Superdry in an interim...

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Superdry co-founder says he is ‘only option’ to save the brand

Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton has said that the ‘only option’ to save the company would be to bring him back, just days after the UK retailer published its latest profit warning. In an interview with Sky News, Dunkerton said: "The only option now is to bring me back and go: 'Right, there has to be a strategic change,' and now is the...

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Superdry co-founder attacks company’s new management once again

Julian Dunkerton, the co-founder of Superdry who stepped down from the company in March, has taken yet another swipe at its new management. Two months after calling the label’s new direction “disastrous” during an interview, Dunkerton criticized its business model once more, this time in a stockbroker note to Liberum analyst Wayne Brown, who...

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Superdry co-founder Julian Dunkerton says company is “on a completely wrong path”

“I left a brilliant business and it’s taken a wrong direction”, said Superdry’s co-founder, Julian Dunkerton, who stepped down from the company in March, in an interview to UK newspaper The Sunday Times. “I can’t sit back and watch 30 years of my life be gently eroded”, added the businessman, signaling a possible return to the label best known...