Pull&Bear

Pull&Bear (Spanish: [pul am ˈbeɾ]) is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Narón (A Coruña), Galicia. It was founded in 1986 as New Wear, S.A. and it was officially launched as Pull & Bear in 1991. It is part of Inditex, owner of Zara and Oysho brands. The name came from the word "pull" like "pull from the shelf" and "bear" like "put it on".

Pull&Bear
TypeSociedad unipersonal
IndustryRetail
PredecessorNew Wear, S.A.fog
Founded1991 (1991)
Headquarters
Narón (A Coruña)
,
Spain
Number of locations
986 stores [1]
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsClothing
Revenue €1.284 billion (2014)[2]
Number of employees
3,000
ParentInditex
Divisions
  • Pull&Bear Diseño, S.L.
  • Pull&Bear Logística, S.A.
Websitewww.pullandbear.com
A Pull&Bear store In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

History

In 2010, the brand introduced a new logo and rebranded its European stores.

In September 2016, Brooklyn Beckham became the new face of the brand.[3] The same month, the company moved to new eco-efficient headquarters in Narón.[4]

In February 2019, Pull&Bear partnered with the sports brand Umbro to jointly launch a line of sportswear products.[5]

Description

Pull&Bear specializes in manufacturing and selling urban style clothing and accessories.[6] The brand uses the US popular culture in its product design.

New product lines introduced in stores have diversified the range of products available in Pull&Bear outlets. These new lines include; music, technology, video games and video images mixed in with the clothing. Pull&Bear introduced the "XDYE" line in 1998, a more sporty and hi-tech line of clothes linked to the icons of 21st-century youth culture.

Stores
Pull&Bear store locations around the world.

The number of Pull&Bear stores in each country :[7]

Africa:

  • Egypt: 6
  • Morocco: 2
  • Tunisia: 2
  • Angola: 1
  • Mozambique: 1

Americas:

  • Mexico: 68
  • Colombia: 9
  • Venezuela: 5
  • Ecuador: 3
  • Guatemala: 3
  • Costa Rica: 2
  • El Salvador: 2
  • Honduras: 2
  • Panama: 2
  • Dominican Republic: 1
  • Nicaragua: 1

Asia:

  • China: 67
  • Turkey: 34
  • Israel: 25
  • Saudi Arabia: 18
  • Indonesia: 15
  • United Arab Emirates: 8
  • Hong Kong: 6
  • Lebanon: 5
  • Kazakhstan: 5
  • Qatar: 5
  • Malaysia: 4
  • Taiwan: 4
  • Kuwait: 3
  • Singapore: 3
  • Thailand: 3
  • Jordan: 2
  • Philippines: 2
  • Bahrain: 1
  • Macau: 1
  • Vietnam: 1

Europe:

  • Spain: 208
  • Russia: 87
  • Italy: 56
  • Portugal: 50
  • France: 38
  • Poland: 32
  • Greece: 25
  • Romania: 23
  • Ukraine: 14
  • Germany: 11
  • Netherlands: 11
  • Belgium: 9
  • Hungary: 8
  • United Kingdom: 8
  • Serbia: 7
  • Croatia: 7
  • Bulgaria: 6
  • Cyprus: 5
  • Austria: 4
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina: 4
  • Czech Republic: 4
  • Lithuania: 4
  • Switzerland: 4
  • Ireland: 3
  • Malta: 3
  • Slovakia: 3
  • Armenia: 2
  • Azerbaijan: 2
  • Belarus: 2
  • Latvia: 3
  • Slovenia: 2
  • Albania: 1
  • Andorra: 1
  • Estonia: 1
  • Georgia: 1
  • Kosovo: 1
  • Luxembourg: 1
  • North Macedonia: 1
  • Montenegro: 1
  • Sweden: 1

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Inditex S.A. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. Forrester, Katy (2016-09-14). "Brooklyn Beckham lands big money deal Pull&Bear". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. Vigo, Faro de. "Pull&Bear estrena su nueva sede central en Narón". www.farodevigo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. "Pull&bear gains ground in athleisure through an alliance with Umbro". www.themds.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2015-09-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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