What Textilot does

Textilot is a French family-owned textile distribution company founded in 1974 by Régis Dumange, headquartered in Varennes-Vauzelles, Burgundy. Its core business is operating managed textile corners inside hypermarkets and supermarkets (grandes et moyennes surfaces, GMS): Textilot supplies products, handles merchandising through dedicated merchandisers who visit each store weekly, manages inventory and logistics, and assumes all operational constraints of the textile section on behalf of the retailer. The company serves 3,400-3,500 client stores across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, including all major French food retail chains (Carrefour, Leclerc, Intermarché, Auchan, Casino, Cora, Match, and others), and distributes approximately 20.55 million articles per year (850,000 per week). It sells under its own PLUS brand, created in 1982, covering women's and children's ready-to-wear at accessible price points.

The company's underlying technology is a proprietary, European-unique automated logistics system developed in-house. A fully automated distribution center was built at the Varennes-Vauzelles site in 1995; an automated sorting machine ('machine de tri') was implemented in 1997-1999; 80,000 m² of storage capacity was added in 2005-2010 with a further 7,500 m² extension in 2010-2015; and robotization was introduced into logistics processes in 2016-2017. Real-time inventory management prevents stockouts and drives automated weekly replenishment. Textilot develops its production tools internally, enabling rapid adaptation to client requirements.

The business model combines a B2B managed-service revenue stream (corner textile management for GMS retailers) with a smaller direct-to-consumer channel comprising 9 PLUS pilot boutiques and the maboutiqueplus.fr e-commerce platform launched in 2010. Pricing details are not publicly disclosed. The company employs 550 people, is structured as a private Société Anonyme with €50,000,000 in share capital, and remains under founding-family ownership (Régis Dumange as President; Catherine, Sébastien, and Delphine Dumange in operational leadership roles). No external institutional investors, private equity, or venture capital involvement is indicated.

Name

Textilot

Legal name

TEXTILOT SA

Website

https://textilot.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Textilot is a French family-owned managed-service provider that operates textile corners inside hypermarkets and supermarkets across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, distributing its PLUS fashion brand to over 3,400 retail clients via proprietary automated logistics and weekly store visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Distribution Services

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (45811)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Retail-Women's Clothing Stores (5621), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Textiles, Fabrics, Trims & Components Suppliers (CRAAAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dresses, Skirts & Tailored Apparel Cut & Sew (Suits/Formalwear) (IMAOAEAF)

Keywords

• Textile distribution services
• Fashion retail management
• GMS corner management
• Ready-to-wear apparel
• Women's children's clothing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fourchambault

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Textile Corner Management: Textilot provides comprehensive management of textile corners in hypermarkets and supermarkets. They supply products, manage merchandising, handle logistics, and provide dedicated merchandiseurs who visit weekly. The company assumes all constraints related to textile product management in client stores.
2. Direct Retail Sales: Sales of fashion collections (women's and children's clothing) directly to consumers through 9 physical PLUS boutiques and the e-commerce platform maboutiqueplus.fr. Collections include seasonal pieces and essentials at accessible price points.
3. Product Sales to GMS Clients: Sale of approximately 20.55 million articles per year to hypermarket and supermarket clients. Products are delivered weekly (850,000 articles per week) to client locations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Textilot operates and manages complete textile corners within hypermarkets and supermarkets across France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, handling merchandising, weekly product replenishment, inventory, and assortment optimization on behalf of retailer clients. The company distributes its own PLUS fashion brand (women's and children's ready-to-wear clothing) through 3,400+ retail partner locations, 9 company-owned PLUS boutiques, and the maboutiqueplus.fr e-commerce platform, processing approximately 20.55 million articles per year.

Product overview

Textilot operates as a fashion retail company with a multi-channel distribution model centered on its PLUS brand (created in 1982). The core offering is a unique corner textile management service for large and medium-sized supermarkets (GMS), where Textilot manages the entire textile section including merchandising, weekly restocking, and inventory. The company also distributes through 9 dedicated PLUS retail boutiques and an e-commerce platform (maboutiqueplus.fr). The PLUS brand covers women's and children's clothing, emphasizing trend-focused fashion at accessible prices without compromising quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corner Textile Management Service
• PLUS Fashion Brand
• maboutiqueplus.fr E-commerce Platform
• 9 PLUS Retail Boutiques

Quantifiable outcome

• 850,000 articles delivered weekly across 3,400+ client locations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Pierre Cottin and Jules Cyprès (Pole Vault)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Textilot-Plus became partner of Top Perche Plus (Perche Elite Tour event) in 2015, an international pole vault meeting in Nevers. The company also sponsors French pole vaulters Pierre Cottin and Jules Cyprès who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• Top Perche Elite Tour - NeverscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015International pole vault meeting (Perche Elite Tour step) held in Nevers every two years, allowing up-and-coming athletes to compete against world elite. Textilot has been a partner since 2015 and increased involvement to sponsoring the event.
• USON Nevers RugbyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Textilot (under subsidiary Textilot-Plus) is deeply involved in USON Nevers Rugby club management and financing. The PDG of Textilot became President of the club in 2009, and under his leadership, USON progressed from Fédérale 2 to Pro D2 in 8 years. The club is now among the top 30 in France and Textilot considers it a 'filiale sportive' (sports subsidiary). The club achieved the best attendance in Pro D2 during 2017-2018 season.
• La Charité Basket (LCB58)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Textilot-Plus has supported La Charité Basket since 2008. During this time, the team progressed from Régionale to Nationale 1 (gaining four divisions) in just over 10 years, demonstrating strong growth trajectory that aligns with Textilot's own growth story.
• Nicolas Lapierre (Automobile Racing)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Textilot has sponsored racing driver Nicolas Lapierre since 2001. Lapierre competes in endurance racing and has won LMP2 category at 24 Hours of Le Mans twice (2015, 2016). The partnership is geographically relevant as Lapierre is based near the Magny-Cours circuit.
• Philippe Rémond (Running)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilippe Rémond is a French marathon specialist and former national champion (1994, 2001). He competes in 40-50 races annually including prestigious marathons. He also trains other sponsored athletes.
• Antoine De Wilde (Running)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional runner with three selections for the French cross-country team, competing at two European Championships and one World Championship. Also a champion of France in cross-country (junior and U23) and 3000m steeplechase.
• Loïc Monsarat (Running/Trail)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrail and cross-country specialist licensed with AO Nivernaise. Known on regional circuits with national competition presence. Also holds title of French Trail champion among semi-professional firefighters.
• Festival des Zaccros d'ma RueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStreet arts festival held annually in Nevers. Textilot supports this cultural event as part of its commitment to regional creativity and community engagement, aligning with the company's values of encouraging innovation and talent.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tape à l'Œil: Belgian-French children's apparel retailer with a similar value-positioning and broad GMS/shop-in-shop presence in France. Competes directly with Textilot's PLUS children's line for share of family wallet in the same retail foot-traffic and price tier.
• Jennyfer: Jennyfer is a French affordable women's and youth apparel retailer with comparable price tier and shopping-mall + online distribution, sharing the same target demographic as PLUS women's collections.
• Okaïdi: Okaïdi (Zannier Group) is a French children's apparel brand with significant presence in French hypermarkets through shop-in-shop concepts, directly competing with PLUS children's collection at the same retailers and customer demographic.
• Du Pareil au Même (DPAM): DPAM is a French children's apparel retailer with historical shop-in-shop deployment in French GMS, positioning it as a direct children's-apparel competitor to Textilot's PLUS family offerings across multiple French supermarket chains.
• Orchestra: Orchestra is a French-led children's apparel specialist operating shop-in-shop corners in GMS across France and Europe - effectively the closest analogue to Textilot's managed-corner children-plus-women's apparel model, with comparable supplier-to-supermarket distribution and target demographic.
• KIABI: KIABI is the French affordable family apparel retailer (part of Association Familiale Mulliez) operating large-format stores and online - a leading competitor for affordable family fashion share in France, with overlapping customer demographics to Textilot's PLUS women's and children's lines.
• Cache Cache: Cache Cache (Beaumanoir Group) is a French women's affordable apparel retailer with comparable value-positioning and French retail scale, competing for the same women's apparel customer as Textilot's PLUS boutiques and B2B channels.
• Pimkie: Pimkie is a French women's affordable fashion retailer targeting the same demographic and price tier as Textilot's PLUS women's line, with historical presence in French GMS contexts and similar mid-market positioning.
• Gémo: Gémo (Mulliez Group) is a French affordable family apparel retailer operating own-brand stores plus shop-in-shop presence in hypermarkets - directly comparable in value-tier, family-orientation, and broad French retail distribution.

Broad incumbents

• La Redoute: La Redoute is a French heritage apparel and home retailer (now largely e-commerce) operating at much greater scale across broader categories - a broad incumbent competing for the same French family's affordable wardrobe budget, especially through its digital channel where Textilot's maboutiqueplus.fr competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Textilot

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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