Peter Mark
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{{About|hairdressing chain|the American conductor and violist|Peter Mark (conductor)}} |
{{About|hairdressing chain|the American conductor and violist|Peter Mark (conductor)}} |
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{{distinguish|text=British businessman [[Peter Marks (businessman)|Peter Marks]]}} |
{{distinguish|text=British businessman [[Peter Marks (businessman)|Peter Marks]]}} |
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{{Infobox company |
{{Infobox company |
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| name = Peter Mark |
| name = Peter Mark |
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| logo = Peter Mark official logo.jpg |
| logo = Peter Mark official logo.jpg |
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1961|6|28}} in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]Head to Toe, 10 November 1989, available at:https://www.rte.ie/archives/2024/1110/1479417-peter-mark/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/hair-salon-peter-mark-wont-reopen-in-belfast-after-lockdown/40129956.html |
| founded = {{Start date and age|1961|6|28}} in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]Head to Toe, 10 November 1989, available at:https://www.rte.ie/archives/2024/1110/1479417-peter-mark/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/hair-salon-peter-mark-wont-reopen-in-belfast-after-lockdown/40129956.html |
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| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Peter Keaveney|Mark Keaveney}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.petermark.ie/salon-locator/|title=Salon Locator|website=Peter Mark}} |
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Peter Keaveney|Mark Keaveney}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.petermark.ie/salon-locator/ |title=Salon Locator |website=Peter Mark}} |
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| hq_location = 15 Ely Place |
| hq_location = 15 Ely Place |
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| hq_location_city = [[Dublin]] |
| hq_location_city = [[Dublin]] |
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| hq_location_country = [[Ireland]]{{Cite web|url=https://www.petermark.ie/contact/|title=Contact|website=Peter Mark}} |
| hq_location_country = [[Ireland]]{{Cite web |url=https://www.petermark.ie/contact/ |title=Contact |website=Peter Mark}} |
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| num_locations_year = 2024 |
| num_locations_year = 2024 |
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| num_employees_year = 2023 |
| num_employees_year = 2023 |
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| area_served = Republic of Ireland |
| area_served = Republic of Ireland |
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Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
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| revenue_year = 2023 |
| revenue_year = 2023 |
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'''Peter Mark''' is an Irish [[Hairdresser|hairdressing]] chain founded in June 1961 by brothers Peter and Mark Keaveney. The first shop they opened was on the first floor of 87 [[Grafton Street]], Dublin. |
'''Peter Mark''' is an Irish [[Hairdresser|hairdressing]] chain founded in June 1961 by brothers Peter and Mark Keaveney. The first shop they opened was on the first floor of 87 [[Grafton Street]], Dublin.{{Cite web |url=http://www.petermark.ie/About_Peter_Mark.php#theform |title="About Peter Mark", Peter Mark |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518042231/http://www.petermark.ie/About_Peter_Mark.php#theform |url-status=live}} It opened a second salon at 72 Grafton Street in 1964, and a third at Stillorgan Shopping Centre in 1966.{{Cite web |url=https://evoke.ie/2017/07/30/style/beauty/peter-mark |title=Peter Mark Is Ireland's Longest Established Hair Salon Chain |date=30 July 2017}} It opened its first unisex salon on North Earl Street, Dublin in 1970, and its first training school in 1971. By 1989, the business had 50 salons around the island of [[Ireland]], which grew to 69 by 2025. The company operates is own hairdresser training schools, and recruits approximately 100 apprentices each year for its three-year training programme.{{Cite web |url=https://www.petermark.ie/about-us/education/ |title=Education at Peter Mark |website=Peter Mark}}{{Cite web |url=https://businessplus.ie/interviews/bord-gais-energy-interview-shane-keaveney-director-peter-mark/ |title=Bord Gáis Energy Interview: Shane Keaveney, Peter Mark - Business Plus |date=8 March 2019}} |
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In 2019 their profits were reported to have increased. |
In 2019 their profits were reported to have increased.{{cite news |last1=Deegan |first1=Gordon |title=Profits up 44.5% at Peter Mark hair salons |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/profits-up-44-5-at-peter-mark-hair-salons-1.4060698 |access-date=21 March 2021 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028213454/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/profits-up-44-5-at-peter-mark-hair-salons-1.4060698 |url-status=live}} Following the [[COVID-19 pandemic|2020 Coronavirus pandemic]], they increased prices and closed one branch.{{cite news |last1=Coyne |first1=Ellen |title=Peter Mark to raise prices by up to €60 for some customers to fix home dye jobs and 'long regrowth' |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/peter-mark-to-raise-prices-by-up-to-60-for-some-customers-to-fix-home-dye-jobs-and-long-regrowth-39309597.html |access-date=21 March 2021 |work=Independent |date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101035802/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/peter-mark-to-raise-prices-by-up-to-60-for-some-customers-to-fix-home-dye-jobs-and-long-regrowth-39309597.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Canning |first1=Margaret |title=Hair salon Peter Mark won't reopen in Belfast after lockdown |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/hair-salon-peter-mark-wont-reopen-in-belfast-after-lockdown-40129956.html |access-date=21 March 2021 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=25 February 2021 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225170854/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/hair-salon-peter-mark-wont-reopen-in-belfast-after-lockdown-40129956.html |url-status=live}} The business is still operated by members of the Keaveney family. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.petermark.ie/ Peter Mark homepage] |
* [http://www.petermark.ie/ Peter Mark homepage] |
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[[Category:1961 establishments in Ireland]] |
[[Category:1961 establishments in Ireland]] |
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[[Category:Irish brands]] |
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