see pumpkin . this article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia . please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message pumpkin patch traded as nzx ppl founded 1990 founder sally synott 1 headquarters auckland new zealand number of locations 218 2009 area served worldwide key people peter schuyt chairman luke bunt ceo as of august 2015 . products brands urban angel girls charlie & me patch general store patch maternity revenue nz 381.9 million 2010 2 profit nz 25.5 million 2010 total assets nz 161 million 2007 3 number of employees 2000 1 4 website pumpkinpatchkids.com pumpkin patch is a childrenswear retailer based in auckland new zealand established in 1990 that mostly focuses on the design marketing retail and wholesale of children s clothing . it employs over 2 000 people and has company owned retail stores in new zealand australia and ireland as well as distribution agreements in asia the middle east the united kingdom and the united states . the company also sells its products online . in 2015 pumpkin patch was voted by australian shoppers as providing the best customer service in their category of clothing and sport stores . the company rated the highest in the survey for customer satisfaction at 92 % . 5 the firm also received a highly recommended in the essential baby awards 2015 in the best maternity and babywear clothing brand category . 6 pumpkin patch has a long term partnership with charity organisation cure kids and has raised over 600 000 since the partnership began in 2006 to help save improve and extend the lives of thousands of young children with life threatening illnesses . 7 since 2014 the firm has experienced declining revenues and margin compression due to competition . in response it has closed a number of unprofitable stores withdrew from some overseas markets and cut other costs . it temporarily breached some of its banking covenants in 2015 but has since renegotiated those . 8 references edit a b pumpkin patch investor relations . pumpkinpatch.biz . retrieved 2016 07 17 . news . ragtrader.com.au . retrieved 2016 07 17 . pumpkin patch limited macquarie securities australian conference may 2007 pdf . pumpkinpatch.biz . retrieved 2016 07 17 . pumpkin patch investor relations . pumpkinpatch.biz . retrieved 2016 07 17 . feek belinda april 30 2015 . pumpkin patch rates top on australian shopper survey . nz herald . retrieved october 1 2015 . essential baby awards 2015 . essentialbaby.com.au . essential baby . retrieved 3 november 2015 . our charity . pumpkin patch . retrieved october 1 2015 . nona pelletier 2015 09 30 . another difficult year for pumpkin patch radio new zealand news . radionz.co.nz . retrieved 2016 07 17 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pumpkin patch retailer & oldid 730225200 categories 1990 establishments in new zealandclothing companies of new zealandcompanies based in aucklandcompanies established in 1990companies that have entered administration in the united kingdomcompanies listed on the new zealand stock exchangehidden categories articles with too few wikilinks from july 2016all articles with too few wikilinksarticles covered by wikiproject wikify from july 2016all articles covered by wikiproject wikifyofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 17 july 2016 at 16 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view