Barkers was started in 1972 by Raymond Barker with a store called “Raymond’s” under the Victoria St car park in Auckland. Now with 26 stores across New Zealand from Auckland to Invercargill, Barkers has been voted Men’s Fashion retailer of the year for five straight years by M2 magazine.

In 2002 Ray Barker sold the business after 30 years growing one of New Zealand’s strongest brands. In 2006 Zac de Silva and Chris Greive bought Barkers, determined to reinvest in the business to build a truly great New Zealand company.

Barkers is a New Zealand brand to be proud of.

    Barkers History

    1972        Raymond Barker opens first menswear store                            “Raymond’s”
    1974        Two stores renamed “Barkers Boutique and       
                   Jeanery”
    1977        First Christchurch store opened
    1986        Start of the move into Malls. Takapuna store moved 
                   into Shore City Galleria   
    1996        Distribution Centre and Office block built in Albany
    2003        New Retail Software installed to improve logistics
    2006        Zac de Silva & Chris Greive buy the Barkers Group
    2006        Barkers won the M2 award for Retailer of the year
    2007        Barkers Prostate Cancer boxer short fundraising
                   campaign first launched
    2007        Twenty One Barkers stores now open
    2007        Barkers introduce online shopping
    2007        Barkers wins M2 Retailer of the year, 2nd year
                   running.
    2008        Barkers wins M2 Retailer of the year, 3rd year
                   running.
    2009        Barkers wins M2 Retailer of the year, and is named
                   JRA Best medium/large Workplace.
    2010        Barkers wins M2 Retailer of the year for the fifth year
                   running, and makes the best brands list.


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