 After two years in business, Cotton Traders reached an annual turnover of £2million with new men’s and women’s casual clothing collections being added to their offering, followed by footwear and accessories.Today, it is one of the UK's most renowned multichannel retailers, employing a staff of more than 800 with an annual gross turnover of more than £86 million.In 1997, clothing retailer Next purchased a share of the business with the other two-thirds owned by the founders.