Kingsize Menswear

What Kingsize Menswear does

Kingsize Menswear (legally Kingsize Ireland) is an Irish specialty retailer founded in 2010 by Justin Dixon in Galway, focused exclusively on clothing and accessories for big and tall men. The company addresses a structural gap in the Irish apparel market by offering extended size ranges (2XL through 10XL, chest sizes 48-72 inches, waist sizes 40-66 inches) that mainstream generalist retailers do not stock, with particular depth in formalwear, extra-long ties, and wide-fitting footwear.

The business operates as an omnichannel direct-to-consumer retailer. Its primary sales channel is the kingsize.ie e-commerce site, which accepts five currencies (EUR, GBP, USD, CAD, AUD) and a broad set of payment methods including Klarna buy-now-pay-later, Apple Pay, PayPal, and regional European schemes (iDEAL, Bancontact, BLIK, MobilePay). Orders are dispatched from the Galway headquarters, with free delivery across Ireland on orders over €70 and worldwide shipping available. The retail footprint consists of two physical showrooms: the Galway store (which doubles as the dispatch center) and a Dublin location. The product assortment spans five categories — casualwear, formalwear, accessories, tall, and footwear — drawing on over 40 third-party brands (Eterna, Skopes, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Columbia, Magee of Donegal, Roy Robson, Lacoste, Ecco, Timberland, Hunter & Oak) alongside an own-label casual range called Lebrett. Unit prices range from roughly €10 for accessories to €570 for premium jackets, with formal suits priced €127-€317.

Kingsize is privately held with no external investment or parent company disclosed. It is operated by a small team (1-10 employees) and is self-described as Ireland's leading stockist of big men's clothing and plus-size men's suits. The company's marketing mix centers on email newsletters, organic social presence on Facebook and Instagram (@kingsize_menswear), and seasonal promotional campaigns. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, partnerships, patents, or awards in the available data.

Name

Kingsize Menswear

Legal name

Kingsize Ireland

Website

https://kingsize.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kingsize Menswear is an Irish specialty retailer founded in 2010 that sells plus-size and big-and-tall men's clothing, footwear, and accessories via its kingsize.ie e-commerce site and physical stores in Galway and Dublin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plus-Size Men's Apparel

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110), Shoe Retailers (4582)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Plus Size & Extended Sizes Apparel Retail (CRAAABAJ)

Keywords

• Plus-size menswear
• Big and tall clothing
• Men's formal suits
• Men's casual apparel
• Extended size footwear

Headquarters

HQ city

Galway, County Galway

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Retail Clothing Sales: Kingsize generates revenue through direct sales of big and tall men's clothing and accessories via their e-commerce platform and physical retail stores. The business operates on a standard retail model with products sold at set price points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kingsize Ireland is an Irish specialty retailer selling plus-size and big-and-tall men's clothing in extended size ranges (2XL-10XL, chest up to 72 inches, waist up to 66 inches). The product assortment spans casualwear, formalwear (suits, shirts, sports jackets, waistcoats, extra-long ties), accessories, tall/extended-length clothing, and large-size footwear, offered through a worldwide e-commerce storefront and two physical retail stores in Galway and Dublin.

Product overview

Kingsize Ireland is an Irish e-commerce retailer specializing in plus-size men's clothing for big and tall men. The company operates as an omnichannel retailer with physical stores in Galway and Dublin. Their product portfolio consists of five main categories: Casualwear (casual shirts, polo shirts, shorts, t-shirts, trousers, hoodies, jeans, sweatshirts, knitwear, jackets, jogging bottoms), Formalwear (suits, formal shirts, formal trousers, sports jackets, waistcoats, extra-long ties), Accessories (underwear, nightwear, belts, braces, socks, hats), Tall (extended-length clothing), and Footwear (boots, outdoor shoes, casual shoes, formal shoes, sports shoes, wide-fitting shoes). The company carries over 40 international brands including Eterna, Skopes, Jack & Jones, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Ceceba, Columbia, Magee of Donegal, and Hunter & Oak, alongside their own Lebrett private label. All products are specifically designed for larger men with extended size ranges up to 8XL and waist sizes up to 72 inches. Founded in 2010 by Roscommon man Justin Dixon, the company ships from Galway with free delivery on orders over €70 in Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casualwear

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Marks & Spencer: UK/Ireland mainstream retailer with dedicated Big & Tall men's collections and established Irish store footprint. Broad incumbent alternative for customers seeking extended sizes in mainstream formal and casualwear.
• Matalan: UK value fashion and homewares retailer carrying extended men's sizes alongside its core family assortment. Broad incumbent that competes with Kingsize on price-point casualwear and basics in larger sizes.
• ASOS: Global online fashion destination operating dedicated ASOS Design and tall/plus-size assortments for men. Broad incumbent with a plus-size range that increasingly overlaps Kingsize's casualwear and footwear offering for younger demographics.
• BoohooMAN: Major UK online men's fashion retailer with extended-size ranges, sharing the same Irish/UK customer demographic and competing directly for value-oriented plus-size menswear spend.
• Next: Major UK multichannel apparel retailer offering extended men's sizes across formal and casual categories. Broad incumbent competitor with strong logistics infrastructure that overlaps Kingsize's customer profile.

Direct peers

• DestinationXL: The leading US-based specialty retailer of big and tall men's apparel, operating both physical stores and a full e-commerce site. Direct overlap with Kingsize in extended-size casualwear, formalwear, footwear, and accessories for the same customer persona.
• Jacamo: UK-based online plus-size clothing retailer (part of N Brown Group) specializing in extended-size menswear and womenswear. Closest geographic peer to Kingsize with a directly comparable D2C plus-size menswear offering.
• BadRhino: UK plus-size men's clothing retailer owned by Boohoo, focused on bold, casual, and streetwear-influenced apparel in extended sizes. Direct D2C peer competing for the same Big & Tall menswear customer with a younger style orientation.
• KingSize: Long-established US plus-size men's clothing catalog and online retailer offering casual, formal, and footwear in sizes up to 9XL. Direct same-category peer with a nearly identical brand name and an overlapping product taxonomy.

Others

• Magee of Donegal: Irish heritage menswear brand (carried by Kingsize) specializing in tweed sports jackets up to size 66". Relevant as a complementary Irish menswear house with crossover customer base in the formalwear/premium category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kingsizeireland
• Instagraminstagram.com/kingsize_menswear
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingsize-menswear

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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