Slater Menswear
Slater Menswear, also referred to as Slaters, is a UK based menswear retailer with 26 stores across England, Wales and Scotland (correct as of October 2018). The menswear retailer is a family-run business that started in 1904 in Glasgow by Samuel Slater, and as the business has grown, it has been passed through the generations, with the managing director now being Paul Slater, grandson of Samuel. The first-ever store was opened on Howard Street in Glasgow, and this is still the brand's biggest store, as well as being home to their head office; this store  was named as the world's largest single menswear store by the Guinness Book of World Records. Over the past 45 years, Slater Menswear have opened a number of new branches across the UK, some of their biggest and best known being located on Brown Street, Manchester and George Street in Edinburgh. History. In 1904, original founder Samuel Slater set up the business as a tailors shop on the Glasgow high street and as his sons grew older, they joined the business as it was and helped grow it. The business was ruined by a fire in 1973 and Samuel 's son and owner of the business at the time, Ralph, aged 55, decided to start the business back up from scratch and take a more retail focused approach, hence the Howard Street store was born. Although the first store was set up in the early 70's, it wasn't until the success of the shop grew that it was decided later that decade to leave the manufacturing industry behind and solely focus on retail. With this in mind, attentions turned to expanding the business and throughout the 80's and 90's, a further 22 shops were opened , taking the total up to 23. 2016 saw the opening of two new stores, making Slater Menswear a brand with 25 stores across the UK. 2018 saw the opening of a new store in Chelmsford, Essex taking their total to 26. Stores. Slater Menswear stores can be found in the following locations: