Grattan plc
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Grattan is a British catalogue
Mail order
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 clothing retailer based in Bradford, UK with 18 stores and 2 main catalogues and a number of specialty catalogues. Grattan has approximately 2,600 employees.
Grattan catalogues was founded in 1912 by John Fattorini, in Bradford, Yorkshire. The company was purchased by Next plc for 300 million pounds. Grattan was purchased by Otto Versand in 1981 for 165 million pounds. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Freemans
Freemans
Freemans is a British catalogue clothing retailer.Freemans was founded in 1904 with four staff, and acquired by Otto GmbH in 1999. In 2000 its administrative department was merged with Grattan plc, under the banner of Otto UK....

, under the banner of Otto UK.

Grattan's celebrity campaigns have included model, Penny Lancaster-Stewart, TV presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones
Nicky Hambleton-Jones
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In May 2009 the company announced plans to cut 160 jobs at its base in Bradford.

Sponsorship

From 2006 to 2010, Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...

 in Odsal
Odsal
Odsal is a village in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated outside the village of Wibsey. Odsal's main attraction is Odsal Stadium which is the home of the four times Super League champions the Bradford Bulls...

, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
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, England
England
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, was named Grattan Stadium for sponsorship reasons. The venue is used for Rugby League
Rugby league
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 games and is the home ground of Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

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