Ted Baker is one of the many British high-end clothing retail companies. Ted got the idea of starting a global brand while fishing and started his first store in 1988 in Glasgow, followed by Nottingham, Manchester and King Street exchange arcade.
In 1990, Ted Baker opened his first London store that was trading mainly in Covent Garden and bought it outright from Goldberg and Sons (Past owners). Two years later, the company launched The Blue Baker collection.
After opening stores in London, Leeds Victoria Quarter, Soho and Bridlesmith Gate in 1994, Ted Baker became a private company and started entrusting others and launched the wholesale shop idea in the United Kingdom. In 1995, Ted Baker Lite and Ted Bakr Women line were launched and “small Cut dressed by Ted” or Teddy Boy in 1996.
The company launched Teddy Girl collections and Ted Baker Footwear in 2000, opened one of the largest Ted Baker stores in Birmingham and settled in a new home, the brown building. Ted Baker plc has over 490 concessions and stores worldwide from Canada, South Africa and the United States to the Middle East, Asia and the rest of Europe.