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The Dune London story so far...
1895
Arriving into East India Docks in London from Lithuania, Daniel Rubin's Grandfather begins a humble shoe workshop in Whitechapel, and together with his three sons, Nat, Solly and Louis they began to make their mark on the ladies footwear industry
1976
Although practising as an accountant, the lure of the footwear industry prevailed and our founder Daniel joined his father's footwear business
1980s
Daniel was one of the leading designers and importers of footwear in the UK, bringing in a whopping 10 million pairs of shoes a year and selling to the likes of Next, M&S and Debenhams
1992
The Dune brand is born, in the form of a small concession in an Oxford Street Jane Norman store (a fashion clothing chain), and before long the first standalone store opened its doors on the King's Road, Chelsea, in 1993
1999
With the ladies shoe collections doing so well, Dune launches its first mens collection
2001
Time to go global: Dune opens stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, shortly followed by Russia
2005
The Dune website goes live and the first Dune concession opens in John Lewis
2007
Dune receives its first Drapers award for Footwear Retailer of the Year
2009
Dune triples in size with major concession expansion following the acquisition of the brand portfolio from Shoe Studio
2012
Congratulations! Dune celebrates its 20th Anniversary. The website re-launches and wins the Paypal Etail award for Best Redesign
2013
Dune enters new International markets as stores in India, the Philippines and South Africa open. We launch into North American Retailers such as Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor and Hudson's Bay Company
Online, the multi-brand website launches delivering shoe and accessory collections to over 30 countries
2014
The company rebranded as Dune London. Global domination is afoot with new stores opened in Russia, Estonia and a permanent concession in Galleries Lafayette, Paris
Daniel wins a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dune London brand is recognised as Multiple Footwear Retailer of the Year at the Drapers Footwear and Accessories Awards
Autumn sees the opening of the first Dune London American store, on Broadway in New York City. In London the flagship store opens on London's Oxford Street with another in St Pancras International
Online, dedicated US, French and German websites launch
2015
On the website, a dedicated Spanish site launches as well as our Borderfree option: shipping to over 100 countries in over 70 currencies. Sole Searcher delivery option is born and we win the Drapers Multiple Footwear Retailer of the Year for a second year running
Across the pond a second US store opens in Roosevelt Field Mall
2016
New stores open in Switzerland and India. We win Drapers Multiple Footwear Retailer of the Year for the third year running