Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It has a London registered address, and operates two international retail clothing chains - Monsoon and Accessorize.
Monsoon was started in London in 1973 by Peter Simon, a market-stall trader, and opened its first shop in Beauchamp Place in May of that year. The first Accessorize shop opened in 1984, next door to Monsoon in Covent Garden. In 2014 the company had about 1400 stores in 74 different countries.
In the financial year to 25 August 2012 the company made an operating loss of £4m, compared to an operating profit of £60.1m in the previous year; group sales fell to £529 million.
John Browett, former head of retail at Apple, became chief executive in early 2013.
The company returned to profitability in the following year: in the fifty-three weeks to 31 August 2013 sales rose 4.3% to £552m and the company reported pre-tax profits of £18.1m.
In 2013 the Forum of Private Business criticised Monsoon for requiring all new suppliers to give a blanket rebate of up to 4% on all invoices as well as a further charge of up to 10% for early payment.
They wear green
And they are beautiful
And their hearts are filled with love
They're as pure as any lily
And as gentle as a dove
They'll sing and cheer in harmony
Till their throats are cracked and sore
But there is no doubt
You'll hear them shout
When Jackie's heroes score
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
They'll come from Dublin
And from Cork, from dear old Donegal
From London, Boston, and New York
From anywhere at all
From Parramatta to Fermoy
Strabane to Skibereen
And will the shout go up
When the World Cup
Is raised on Stephens Green
(Yes, it will)
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
And when we're there in Italy
On Sardinia's sunny shore
We'll be the boys you'll want to see
The boys you'll all adore
We'll play like perfect gentlemen
To win, to lose, to draw
For we're here to take the World Cup
To Paddy's shamrock shore
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do
Too-ra-loo, too-ra-loo
And we'll follow Jack's heroes
Whatever they do