Mountain Warehouse Limited is a British outdoor retailer selling equipment for hiking, camping, skiing, cycling, running and fitness.
Founded in 1997 by Mark Neale, Mountain Warehouse has grown from a single outlet store to over 330 stores in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and North America.
History
In 1997, Mountain Warehouse was founded as the retail partner of Karrimor International, the UK based outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer.[2] Investment company 21 Invest (now Investindustrial) were Karrimor's lead investor.
21 Invest sold Karrimor's core business to South African leisure group Cullinan Holdings in February 1999.[3] The stores, which were initially branded Karrimor, were subsequently re-branded to Mountain Warehouse. Under the new name, Mountain Warehouse began selling multi-branded outdoor clothing and equipment as well as its recently launched own brand of clothing.[4]