Xcout Intel
Matalan competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Matalan among retail companies — ranked by similarity to what Matalan actually does, not by market-cap band.
Subscribe to see Matalan’s full profile → the full roster, investors in every round, weekly hiring history and every corporate event
About Matalan
Matalan is a British fashion and homeware retailer offering clothing, footwear, and home products through its physical stores and e-commerce website.
Matalan at a glance
Matalan is a retail company headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 1981. It has raised at least $67.4M across the 2 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Growth, raised $33.4M in March 2026. Xcout tracks 1 named person at Matalan, including Henrik Nordvall (CEO).
Matalan leadership
- Henrik NordvallCEO
Matalan funding rounds
At least $67.4M raised across the 2 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | $33.4M | 5 named | |
| — | $34M | 4 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Top 12 Matalan competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to Matalan by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
Similar retail company
Kaleidoscope is an online retailer that offers stylish ladies' fashion, footwear, lingerie, and homeware products. The company serves customers looking for everyday apparel, seasonal styles, and home goods.
Similar retail company
PEP is a major South African retail chain offering clothing, footwear, homeware, mobile services, and financial products.
Similar retail company
N Brown Group plc is an online retailer headquartered in Manchester, England. N Brown offers a range of products, predominantly clothing, footwear and homewares with a focus on underserved customer groups. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was taken private by the Alliance family in February 2025.
Similar retail company
John Lewis & Partners is a major British department store chain offering a wide range of fashion, homeware, electricals, and beauty products.
Similar retail company
Mr Price Group is a South African-based fashion and homeware retail company operating various retail chains and financial services.
Similar retail company
Trago Mills operates destination shopping superstores in the UK offering a wide range of products including homeware, DIY, garden, and clothing.
Similar retail company
Bealls is an online and brick-and-mortar retail company offering clothing, shoes, home goods, and accessories for the whole family.
Similar retail company
HEMA is a retail company that offers a wide variety of consumer goods, including clothing for babies, children, women, and men, home and bedding items, food and beverages, school and office supplies, toys, and personal care products. The company serves everyday shoppers through its physical stores and online platform.
Similar retail company
Brands Megastore is a South African online and physical retailer offering a wide range of apparel, footwear, accessories, homeware, and branded merchandise.
Similar retail company
Pepco is a retail chain that offers a wide variety of affordable products, including apparel for men, women, children, and babies, as well as home goods, stationery, and fitness accessories.
Similar retail company
Look Again is a UK-based online home shopping catalogue offering a wide range of clothing, home goods, electricals, and beauty products.
Similar retail company
You Know Who's is an online retailer offering discounted clothing and homeware from high street brands at reduced prices. The company sells apparel and goods for women, men, children, and the home at a fraction of original retail costs.
Analyze another company
Search any company we track to see its competitive set.
Or describe a company
Paste a short paragraph describing a company or product — we'll find the most similar companies we track, scored 1–100.
See the full profile of Matalan and its market
Funding, investors, tech stack, hiring signals, leadership and corporate events — for Matalanand every competitor above — in one live dashboard.
Subscribe to Xcout Intel →