History

1963 - 2007: A brief history

1931 - Entrepreneur Kurt Geiger was born in Austria

1963 - Kurt Geiger opened his first store on Bond Street, London

1985 - Kurt Geiger was acquired by House of Fraser Group

1994 - Harrods maintained ownership following House of Fraser IPO

2001 - Launched new store concept with the first Kurt Geiger boutique in London's South Molton Street closely followed by Leeds, Manchester, Heathrow T3, High Street Kensington and Hampstead

2004 - Opened Kurt Geiger boutique Brighton

2005 - MBO supported by Barclays Private Equity

2005 - Opened Kurt Geiger boutiques on London's Kings Road, Newcastle, Nottingham and within Stansted Airport

2006 - Opened first international operation in Le Printemps, Paris

2006 - Opened new concept store in Liverpool's Met Quarter

2006 - Opened new flagship store on Regent Street in the heart of London's West End

2006 - Launched online store: www.kurtgeiger.com

2006 - Launched Kurt Geiger boutique in Luton Airport and Bristol

2007 - Opened in La Rinascente in Milan, Padova and Cagliari

2008 - Graphite Capital backs £95m buy-out of Kurt Geiger from Barclays Private Equity

2008 - Kurt Geiger in partnership with Landmark open their first store in Dubai