Outdoor
The heritage of Blacks can be traced back to 1861 when Thomas Black founded his sail making company in Greenock, Scotland. The advent of the steamship required the transferring of their skills into another business of tent making.
In 1994 the renamed Blacks Outdoor concentrated its strength in a broader range of outdoor activities; from walking and mountaineering to skiing and snowboarding. Blacks stocks specialist brands such as North Face and Berghaus as well as developing our own specialist brands such as Technicals and ALS.
Blacks is one of the country’s leading outdoor retailers. The style and the design of the stores have been developed to meet the requirements of the modern marketplace.
Founded in 1893, Millets’ core values still hold true today; to offer a comprehensive range of outdoor clothing and equipment
at great value for money from friendly, knowledgeable staff.
Millets remains the country’s largest outdoor retailer stocking a large number of leading specialist brands, including Peter Storm, the UK’s most popular outdoor clothing brand, Eurohike, the UK’s most popular outdoor equipment brand, as well as Berghaus, Merrell, Coleman, Karrimor, Hi-Tec, Columbia, Craghoppers and many more.
Blacks and Millets support some of the UK’s most prominent outdoor groups, including the Ramblers’ Association, Mountain Rescue and Outward Bound Trust.