15 Facts About Lindex

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Lindex is a Swedish fashion chain within the Finnish Stockmann Group.

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Lindex has around 5000 employees and approximately 480 stores in 18 markets in the Nordic countries, the Baltic States, Central Europe and the Middle East.

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Lindex has had a rapid international expansion and sales growth.

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4.

The assortment was expanded and Lindex became known for skirts and trousers as well as kids' wear.

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5.

Lindex now tested new markets such as Denmark, Great Britain and Finland, but by the end of the eighties, operations were focused on Sweden, Norway and Finland.

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6.

In 1993 Lindex opened its first production office in Hong Kong and the company started to carry out inspections to check that no child labour occurred at the suppliers.

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7.

That same year, Lindex sold the fashion chain Gulins with 770 employees to the Norwegian Finansgruppen.

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8.

Lindex looked east and started its expansion in Central Europe and opened stores in the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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9.

In 2008 Lindex opened its first store in St Petersburg and the following year the first Lindex store in Moscow was opened.

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10.

Lindex is one of Europe's largest fashion chains with approximately 480 stores and a turnover of 650 MEUR.

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11.

Since December 2007 Lindex is part of the Finnish Stockmann group that is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.

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12.

Lindex is one of Europe's leading fashion chains with approximately 480 stores in 18 markets and Lindex Shop Online available in 32 countries.

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13.

Lindex has country offices in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Czech Republic and England.

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14.

Lindex has production offices in the main production markets - China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, India, Turkey, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

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15.

Besides these three core concepts, Lindex has a cosmetic brand and an assortment with maternity wear and a range of accessories.

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