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Aurora Fashions reported to speed up Coast’s sale

Aurora Fashions would be reportedly looking for buyers for its Coast label amidst the concerns originated by the fallout of House of Fraser (HoF). According to sources close to the matter cited by Sky News, the owner of womenswear chains Oasis and Warehouse, has begun contacting prospective buyers in the last couple of weeks about a deal to sell...

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Former Aurora Fashions CFO detained in murder inquest

Richard Glanville, the former chief financial officer of high street fashion conglomerate Aurora Fashions, is currently caught in the middle of a murder investigation after an alleged intruder was fatally injured in his country house in Essex last month. Glanville and another man who is believed to be his gardener have been arrested on suspicion...

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Hobbs taps Meg Lustman as CEO

British fashion retailer Hobbs has appointed retail veteran Meg Lustman as its Chief Executive Officer. Lustman, who is set to take on her new role next month, brings with her over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. Prior to joining the company, she was buying director of fashion for department store chain John Lewis. She has also...

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Kate Bostock heads to Coast

Kate Bostock, the former Executive Director for General Merchandise at Marks & Spencer, who left Asos in a shock departure in July, is heading back to the high street as chief executive of Coast. Bostock, who quit Asos after just seven months as Executive Director Product and Trading, claiming it was “not the right place” for her, will replace...

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Aurora Fashions looking to reduce store portfolio

Aurora Fashions is looking to reduce its store portfolio by up to a quarter, its chief financial officer has said, as the retail group looks to negotiate with its landlords to reduce rents and get out of onerous lease agreements. The parent company of Oasis, Warehouse and Coast, which is currently undergoing a wider restructure to separate its...

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Aurora Fashions to undergo major restructuring

Aurora Fashions, the company that owns women’s fashion brands Coast, Oasis and Warehouse, has announced that it is to undergo a ‘fundamental reshaping of its businesses’ over the next 12-18 months. To aid the next phasegrowth, of its omni-channel Aurora Fashions is making Coast, its occasionwear specialist a standalone business, splitting it...

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Aurora considerin​g brand spin-offs

British fashion retailer Aurora Fashions is said to be considering spinning off its Coastbrand, with the company stating that Oasis and Warehouse are likely to follow suit in due course. The separation of Coast from the wider group is also an advance move to prime the company for sale, although at the time of writing, chairman Derek Lovelock has...

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Warehouse MD to step down

Meg Lustman, managing director of womenswear retailer Warehouse, is thought to be stepping down from her operational role next month. According to reports in The Independent, Lustman who has been with Warehouse since 2009, is expected to leave her day-to-day role with the fashion chain, although she could remain on the board of parent company...

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Coast appoints first marketing and ecommerce director

Coast, the formalwear retailer owned by Aurora Fashions, has appointed Jayne O’Keeffe into the newly created role of marketing and ecommerce director. Keefe, former head of brands at Marks & Spencer, will have operational responsibility for marketing, PR and ecommerce, and has been tasked with communicating the brand’s positioning, as the only...

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Aurora fashions ecommerce only in Netherlands

Aurora fashions, the group that owns Coast, Warehouse and Oasis has announced it will no longer have concessions in department stores across the Netherlands. Instead its presence in these areas will be ecommerce driven alone. A local language website will be rolled out in September following the closure of 11 Oasis and Warehouse concessions in...

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Aurora fashions increases omnichannel offering

Aurora Fashions is to enable customers shopping at its Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen stores to pay by PayPal using their mobile phones. A PayPal inStore app, available for Android and Apple devices, will provide customers with a unique barcode and transaction number, which the shop cashier will scan to take payment from the customer’s...

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Stewart Binnie steps down from Aurora Fashions board

Aurora Fashions, which owns women’s fashion brands Coast, Oasis and Warehouse, has announced that Non-Executive President Steward Binnie has stepped down from the board. Binnie has been with Aurora Fashions for more than 10 years, eight of which were as Chairman, and during his time with the group the brands turnover grew from £135m to £615m,...

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