Fenwick (department store)

Fenwick Limited
Company typePrivate company
IndustryRetail
GenreDepartment store
Founded1882 (1882)
FounderJohn James Fenwick
Headquarters,
Number of locations
8
Key people
John Edgar (Chief Executive)
OwnerFenwick Family
Websitewww.fenwick.co.uk

Fenwick (/ˈfɛnɪk/) is a British chain of department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1882 by John James Fenwick in Newcastle upon Tyne, and currently has nine branches. It was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1988 to 2010.

As of 2022, the chain is still owned by members of the Fenwick family. The company was chaired by Mark Fenwick until 2017 with Simon Calver appointed as chair in 2021. John Edgar was appointed as CEO of Fenwick in April 2020. In 2012, the Newcastle Chronicle reported that the company was valued at £452 million.[1]

  1. ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (27 April 2012). "Mike Ashley is North East's richest after £500m boost in fortune". The Chronicle (ncj Media Ltd). Retrieved 29 April 2012.

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