Company Name: Friedrich Stark GmbH & Co. KG

Brand: Stark & next by Stark

Turnover: Euro 8Million

Website: www.starkhosen.de

Established: 1912

Country of Origin: Germany

Area: All UK & Ireland

Product Description:
Stark - We offer fashionable trousers for every shape of woman. We have a variety of different cuts. The cuts of Stark are very comfortable. All styles of Stark have an elastic waistband. The fabrics used for Stark are usually elastic
We offer short sizes. For every trouser we offer a matching jacket
Next - younger, trousers are lower on the hip, no elastic waistbands. The jackets are shorter on the back.

No of Collections per annum: 2 regular collections and 2 flash programs

Sizes:
Next by Stark: 36 – 48
Stark: 36 - 56

Average Prices in Euro:
Jacket 39,90
Skirt 29, 90
Trouser 28, 90
Commission: 12%
Collection Size: 100
Age Group: 30 – 60+

Competitive to: Toni Dress, Brax, Mac, Zerres, Gardeur

Sits Alongside: Erfo, Rabe, Sommermann, Gerry Weber, Laura Lebek

Main Export market: Benelux, France, Switzerland, Austria

Exhibitions: CPD

Company Philosophy: High Quality, perfect fittings, excellent value for money

My Comments: A very important trouser maker in Germany, the fourth largest.
This is also one of the oldest established companies as it was started in 1912.
Very well priced and cut, this collection specialises in the 30+ market, however they also have a younger look division Next by Stark, which has been growing fast in recent seasons.
Made to very high standards
Financially very strong and with new young dynamic family management have ambitions for a worldwide expansion plan
They have never sold to the UK before.