guoweigangSpeaking to the Ed Hardy Sale Gazette earlier this year, Mr in Thornbury and a further 50 in nearby Aztec West. Nationally, at shops and warehouses, the company employs nearly 500 people.Alexandra Plc first started as a small shop in Bristol, in 1854. The company started to sell work wear in the 1950s and was first floated on the stock market in 1985.