By now, the ongoing controversies surrounding Boohoo’s supply chain are no secret. The past five years in particular have seen a period of turbulence take hold over the company’s production process, as mounting investigations slowly unveil the slew of seemingly broken promises made by the company to fix what it repeatedly says has not been...
Feb 23, 2024
Online retail giant Boohoo is plagued by price discrepancies across its brand portfolio, despite items being the same. Research by the BBC found same items of clothing sold for various prices across its fashion labels, including a puffer coat that was 34 pounds more expensive at Coast than at Dorothy Perkins. Both brands are owned by Boohoo, as...
Apr 2, 2021
Boohoo’s latest quarterly results show the company is bypassing the Covid-19 crisis and snapping up ailing retailers on the way. The online fashion giant’s purchase of Oasis and Warehouse e-commerce websites for just 5.3 million pounds is virtually unheard of. “What’s not to like?” says Nigel Frith, senior market analyst at AskTraders.com. “...
Jun 17, 2020
New York – British online fashion retailer Boohoo Plc. has announced it agreed to pay 5.25 million pounds to take over the online businesses of the Oasis and Warehouse chains. Boohoo said Oasis and Warehouse would be integrated into its online platform. The brands generated 47 million pounds in revenues in the year to the end of February. Both...
The High Court in Ireland has confirmed that the Irish arm of fashion group Oasis and Warehouse will be liquidated. Mr Justice Michael Twomey confirmed the appointment of Ken Fennell and James Anderson of Deloitte Ireland as joint liquidators. The Irish arm of the company employed 248 people and operated 13 stores and 29 concessions. At the end...
May 12, 2020
The Oasis and Warehouse group has been acquired from administration by former HMV owner Hilco Capital, though the group’s stores are not part of the deal, meaning 1,803 jobs have been lost. The group’s owner, Icelandic lender Kaupthing, appointed administrators from Deloitte last month to hold talks with potential buyers. Hilco has now agreed to...
Apr 30, 2020
Womenswear retailers Oasis and Warehouse are reportedly back up for sale. The chains' owner, Icelandic lender Kaupthing, has appointed administrators from Deloitte to hold talks with potential buyers in the last few days, Sky News reports. The news comes after the UK government ordered all ‘non-essential’ stores - including fashion stores - to...
Mar 25, 2020
British high street womenswear brand, Oasis, opened its doors in 1991 as the fashion destination for women seeking both style and substance. Available across 80 stores in the UK and Ireland, Oasis can also be found in 27 countries from the Middle East to South America. Sarah Ferguson, the International, Wholesale and Outerwear Buyer for Oasis...
Oct 4, 2019
Womenswear fashion chain Oasis has unveiled a ‘refreshed’ brand identity and new ad campaign which it will be rolling-out in-store and across social media and owned channels from 12 March. Working alongside branding agency Red Bee Creative, Oasis is looking to move away from seasonal-led campaigns and towards a more consistent brand-first...
Mar 12, 2019
Oasis and Warehouse has promoted their brand directors to the newly created managing director roles to oversee all aspect of the fashion brand’s strategy across digital, retail, international, wholesale and marketing for each respective brand. Oasis has promoted Sarah Welsh, who has been brand director at the retailer since 2015, to managing...
Jan 24, 2019
Oasis and Warehouse Group have announced that Liz Evans, CEO will be leaving the Group after five years in the role. Current COO Hash Ladha, the company added, has been appointed CEO designate with immediate effect and will become CEO when Evans departs next year. Commenting on the development, Johann Petur Reyndal, board director said in a...
Oct 16, 2018
Amid the challenging retail conditions, owner of the Oasis and Warehouse fashion brands reported like-for-like sales increase of 5 percent, while joint EBITDA jumped 48 percent year to 9.5 million pounds (12.5 million dollars) driven by investments made in its digital activities, reports Retail Gazette. The company attributed its return to...
Sep 26, 2018
