French Connection (clothing)

French Connection Group PLC
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Company type	Private company
Industry	Clothing
Founded	1972
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom; United States; Canada; European Union
Key people	Stephen Marks, ; Chairman/CEO; Lee Williams, ; CFO; Neil Williams, ; COO
Products	Clothing, accessories, watches, perfumes, toiletries, glasses, etc.
Revenue	£189.4 million GBP (2014)
Number of employees	2,260 (2014)
Website	frenchconnection.com

French Connection (also branded as FCUK or fcuk) is a UK-based global retailer and wholesaler of fashion clothing, accessories and homeware. Founded in the early 1970s by Stephen Marks who also serves as chairman and chief executive, it is based in London and its parent French Connection Group PLC was formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was acquired by MIP Holdings Ltd in 2021.

French Connection distributes its clothing and accessories through its own stores in the UK, US and Canada and through franchise and wholesale arrangements globally. The company became notorious for the use of the "fcuk" initialism in its advertising campaigns in the early 2000s.

Other brands currently within the group include Great Plains, Toast and YMC. Former brands include Nicole Farhi.^[3]

^ French Connection Investor Relations – Fashion is our business
^ "French Connection Group PLC". Financial Times. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
^ "French Connection share price jumps as it unveils plans to sell premium lifestyle brand Toast". The Independent. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[1] French Connection Investor Relations – Fashion is our business

[FT_profile-2] "French Connection Group PLC". Financial Times. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

[3] "French Connection share price jumps as it unveils plans to sell premium lifestyle brand Toast". The Independent. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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