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River Island Snapshot
River Island Clothing is a high street fashion retailer, operating primarily in the UK market. The retailer sells clothing and accessories in its stores located across the UK, Ireland and internationally in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, as well as on its online retail sites.
In 2019 River Island achieved a turnover of 843.5 million British pounds. 749.2 million British pounds of that turnover came from within the UK.
River Island turned 106.7 million British pounds in gross profit in 2019, 28.4 million British pounds in operating profit, and 22.1 million British pounds in profit after tax. Throughout 2019, River Island employed an average of 5,626 part-time staff, and 3,181 full-time staff.
Brand value of leading apparel labels
While River Island may be one of the most popular clothing brands in the UK, it is some distance from the most valuable apparel brands in the world. In 2020, Nike topped the list of most valuable brands, valued at an astonishing 49.96 billion U.S dollars. Nike is valued over two times higher than the nearest apparel brand, with Zara’s valuation coming in at 21.29 billion U.S dollars.