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Flannels is a British multi-brand retailer, with 45 locations open in the UK. Flannels was founded by Neil Prosser in 1976, who remained the managing director until the brand was acquired by Frasers Group (formerly Sports Direct International) in 2017.

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Neil Prosser founded Flannels in 1976 with a menswear store in Knutsford, Cheshire.Neil Prosser’s friendship with successful retailer Jim Gibson led to a joint venture in 1995 with womenswear and menswear stores under the name Cruise Flannels being opened in Nottingham, and subsequently in Birmingham and Newcastle in 1996.In February 2000 Prosser and Gibson went their separate ways after their venture grew to 17 stores nationwide, and the Cruise Flannels shops in Birmingham and Nottingham were rebranded as Flannels sites.In 2012, Frasers Group bought a majority 51% stake in Flannels and in 2017 they acquired brand in full. from Wikipedia

British retail company

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Flannels  is a British multi-brand retailer. It has 45 locations open in the UK.
Flannels was founded by Neil Prosser in 1976, who remained the managing director until the brand was acquired by Frasers Group (formerly Sports Direct International) in 2017.<small> from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannels_(retail) Wikipedia]</small>
Flannels is a British multi-brand retailer, with 45 locations open in the UK.
Flannels was founded by Neil Prosser in 1976, who remained the managing director until the brand was acquired by Frasers Group (formerly Sports Direct International) in 2017.


== History ==
Neil Prosser founded Flannels in 1976 with a menswear store in Knutsford, Cheshire.Neil Prosser’s friendship with successful retailer Jim Gibson led to a joint venture in 1995 with womenswear and menswear stores under the name Cruise Flannels being opened in Nottingham, and subsequently in Birmingham and Newcastle in 1996.In February 2000 Prosser and Gibson went their separate ways after their venture grew to 17 stores nationwide, and the Cruise Flannels shops in Birmingham and Nottingham were rebranded as Flannels sites.In 2012, Frasers Group bought a majority 51% stake in Flannels and in 2017 they acquired brand in full.<small> from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannels_(retail) Wikipedia]</small>
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