The outdoor clothing chain has opened 48 shops in the past year and plans 50 more, creating 550 jobsThe outdoor clothing chain Mountain Warehouse is poised to open dozens of new shops over the coming year after international expansion and rising online demand boosted annual profits. The company intends to defy challenging conditions on the high street to create 550 jobs across 50 more shops, including about 20 in the UK. Over the past 12 months Mountain Warehouse has opened 48 new shops, including 33 in UK cities such as Sheffield and London. The chain was founded in 1997 by Mark Neale, a former strategy consultant with an Oxford physics degree. It has 350 shops and employs…

Source: The Times May 31, 2019 11:03 UTC