Aurora Fashions news and archive

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...

Apparel

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,...

Fashion

Aurora Dual- branded stores mirror Europe

“Thanks to the Internet, the UK customer is getting more used to the multi-brand spaces, so this seems to be a good moment to see if this can work as it does in the rest of Europe.” Mike Shearwood, Chief Executive of Aurora Fashions, explains to FashionUnited that joint stores are quite common in Continental Europe and that he sees an...