The history of Roubaix is closely linked to that of La Redoute. The brand derives its name from the street where its first factory was established in 1873. That year, Charles Pollet, following in the footsteps of his father, set up a spinning plant in the city of the North, then the woolly capital. More than a century and a half later, the brand became a family business, renowned for the quality of its textiles, to the European champion of dista…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
The history of Roubaix is closely linked to that of La Redoute. The brand derives its name from the street where its first factory was established in 1873. That year, Charles Pollet, following in the footsteps of his father, set up a spinning plant in the city of the North, then the woolly capital. More than a century and a half later, the brand became a family business, renowned for the quality of its textiles, to the European champion of dista…