Lindex

Lindex was founded as a Swedish fashion chain in 1954,[1] however since 2007 it became a part of the Finnish Stockmann Group.[2] The company has around 5000 employees and approximately 480 stores in 18 markets in the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Central Europe and the Middle East. In addition to sales in store, Lindex also offers their fashion assortment via online shopping in 28 countries: all EU countries plus Norway. The company has had a rapid international expansion and sales growth. The assortment includes several different concepts within women's wear, lingerie, kids’ wear and cosmetics.

The history of Lindex

In 1954, Ingemar Boman and Bengt Rosell opened the lingerie store Fynd in Alingsås. Shortly thereafter, the Lindex company of Gothenburg was acquired, and this was the name then given in time to all the subsequent stores. During the sixties the lingerie selection was complemented by women's wear, in particular jumpers and blouses. Operations were expanded and the first Lindex store in Norway was opened.

Organisation

Stockmann

Since December 2007 Lindex is part of the Finnish Stockmann group that is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki, now named Lindex group. Stockmann has its head office in Helsinki.

Lindex board of directors

Chairman Lauri Veijalainen, CEO Stockmann
Eva Hamilton, Senior Advisor Arholma landsort, former CEO SVT
Rossana Mariano, CEO and founder RMPR
Tracy Stone Munn, Global Sales Director L.K Bennet
Susanne Najafi, Entrepreneur and founder BackingMinds
Employee Representatives: Caroline Kull Magnusson and Ann-Britt Neckvall
Deputies: Clary Erenman and Cecilia Dahlström

Head office

Lindex head office is located in Gothenburg, where approximately 400 people work in buying, design, marketing, IT, communication, human resources, finance, logistics and distribution

Stores

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

Country office

Lindex has country offices in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Czech Republic, The Baltics and England. Country offices are responsible for the results and store operations, but also that the Lindex concept is realized in the stores.

Production

Lindex does not own any factories, instead they work with independent suppliers and factories around the world. Lindex has production offices in the main production markets - China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, India and Turkey.

Lindex offers women's wear, kids’ wear, lingerie and cosmetics.

Women’s wear

Lindex women's wear assortment is definied by Scandinavian design where inclusiveness, fit and comfort are key. Lindex also has a cosmetic brand (Lindex beauty) and an assortment with maternity wear and a range of accessories.

Female Engineering

Female engineering is a femtech brand by Lindex. In their product range one can find period panties, menopause clothes and products for maternity and post-partum.

Lingerie

Lindex started as a lingerie store in Alingsås, Sweden. The company is the market leader of lingerie in Scandinavia. In addition to the wide assortment Lindex also has the lingerie collections Ella M and So.U and offer socks, hosiery, nightwear and swimwear.

Kids’ wear

Lindex is the market leader in kids’ wear in Sweden. Lindex works with a wide assortment consisting of tops and bottoms, outerwear, nightwear, underwear, swimwear and various types of accessories. The collections are created in three groups: Newborn collection in sizes 44-86, toddlers in sizes 92 -122, and sizes 128-170 for the oldest children.

foundation	Alingsås, Sweden (1954)
location city	Gothenburg
location country	Sweden
key people	Susanne Ehnbåge CEO
industry	Fashion
products	Clothing, cosmetics
revenue	▲ 633.1 Mil. EUR (2023)
owner	Lindex Group
num employees	4000
parent	Lindex Group plc