198:. JD Sports PLC bought out menswear brand Cecil Gee in 2012, turning all five branches into Tessuti stores. Tessuti’s portfolio has also includes the Aspecto and Infinities retail businesses, bought by JD Sports PLC in 2015 and that form part of an ongoing re-brand underneath the Tessuti umbrella. New store openings in 2018 included a new store at Manchester Arndale and Glasgow Fort.
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As of 2019, Tessuti has thirty-eight stores, including doors in
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is a chain of designer stores in the United
Kingdom, retailing men’s and women’s designer collections, including clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women. Tessuti was founded in 1985 by David Light. In December 2022,
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