Posts tagged Austin Reed

  • Area News

    Sports Direct makes shock bid for Austin Reed

    Although Mike Ashley, owner of sportswear group Sports Direct, reportedly has his sights set on taking over British Home Stores (BHS), it seems as if the billionaire has also tossed his hat in the ring for clothing retailer Austin Reed.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    BHS to be wound down

    More than 8,000 BHS jobs are to be lost and 163 stores closed after administrators failed to find a buyer for the famous high street chain, which started life in Brixton 91 years ago.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    New department store Days opens in bid to defy trend of closures

    The group behind The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has opened a new department store in Carmarthen in Wales, in an effort to revitalise the traditional high street fixture

    2017 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Altari buys Austin Reed

    An American hedge fund has seized control of Austin Reed, the struggling 116-year-old tailor whose customers have included Winston Churchill.

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com

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    Majority of Austin Reed stores to close as buyer takes on brand only

    The majority of the Austin Reed estate will be wound down with around 120 stores anticipated to close by the end of June, after Edinburgh Woollen Mill agreed a deal to buy the brand but not the shops

    2016 - Media Team Retailp.com