{"id":14526,"date":"2024-05-19T00:39:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/?page_id=14526"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:40:13","slug":"london-destination-gymshark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/london-destination-gymshark\/","title":{"rendered":"london destination gymshark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:194px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retro-shape-pattern-dark-looping-multi-color-animated-background-SBV-346702255-HD.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-8a368f38 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide has-white-color has-text-color has-base-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-8fa52fca3a1a08e46ea9a629beab746a\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">&#8216;<strong><em>Discover\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>London 24\/7.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide has-white-color has-text-color has-base-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-57e79fc20daaa074fa213a3fa3befbf2\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">O<em>ne of the world\u2019s most exciting retail destinations.<\/em>&#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b2891da8 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-2-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/contact-us\/\">enquire about my &#8216;london retail safari&#8217; guided tours<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-2-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/contact-us\/\">sign up for our &#8216;destination london 24\/7&#8217; newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-db5a906e9b4ae918428bce83b2103be7\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><em><strong>Gymshark \u2013 <\/strong>Regent Street<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">The stella online brand gets physical<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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wp-elements-8068440f1afbc325f754094812cafc83\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">&#8220;Build your business from nothing by doing right things in the right order. Begin online, gain visibility via social media, get advocacy &amp; exposure by going to where your customers go, begin physical with pop-up, and take it from there!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c64f20cd3b630999ef7d876b665a5949\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Gymshark was founded by school friends Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan in 2012. They started drop shipping bodybuilding supplements through a website, and in 2013 began designing and manufacturing their own fitness apparel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6406270b7398340b29ee4ff722c266ee\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Initially Francis manufactured the garments in his parents&#8217; garage on a made-to-sell basis using a sewing machine and screen printer he purchased with \u00a31,000 of savings. During the first year, Gymshark made \u00a3500 in sales per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4014b904e1093a333af94bf308e2b70f\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">In 2013, the company exhibited at the BodyPower fitness trade show at the NEC arena in Birmingham where it sold out of all its stock in the first day. After the show, Gymshark&#8217;s Luxe tracksuit went viral on Facebook, generating \u00a330,000 of sales within 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-96e819ac69ff370c05fa15ff3b8803bb\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Gymshark continued to grow rapidly through onboarding some of the world&#8217;s most followed body builders. Their advocacy via YouTube exposed the brand to the widest possible audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9f57fdafd0447c66c1f16c157054d6dd\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">In 2016, Gymshark was named the UK&#8217;s fastest growing company in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100. In 2018, Gymshark made sales of \u00a3100 million. In 2019, Gymshark launched the Gymshark Lifting Club, a gym and innovation hub, at its headquarters Birmingham. 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