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Karen Millen seeks European boss to oversee expansion

2 December 2011

Karen Millen is on the hunt for a European boss as it targets further growth.

Reiss sets global ambitions

13 October 2011 | By Gemma Goldfingle

Reiss’ overseas business will outgrow its UK operation in the next three to four years, according to its new international director Sanjay Sharma.

Karen Millen to open 65 stores in China

10 October 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Premium womenswear chain Karen Millen is plotting its expansion into China with plans to open 65 stores within the next five years.

Reiss hires Sanjay Sharma as international director

3 October 2011 | By Nicola Harrison

Upmarket fashion retailer Reiss has appointed Sanjay Sharma to the newly created role of international director for Reiss.

Profit growth expected at Karen Millen

19 September 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Premium womenswear chain Karen Millen is expected to report profits of £21m for the year to February 2011 when it publishes its annual accounts next month.

Aurora launches 90-minute delivery outside London

1 August 2011 | By Rebecca Thomson

Aurora Fashions is rolling out its 90 minute delivery service in Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh from lunchtime tomorrow.

Karen Millen hires All Saints etail boss

10 June 2011

Womenswear chain Karen Millen has appointed Lynn Ritson to the newly created role of ecommerce director.

Aurora expands 90-minute delivery

27 May 2011 | By Amy Shields

Aurora Fashions, the group behind womenswear chains including Coast, Oasis and Warehouse, has rolled out its 90-minute delivery option to all of its chains and is to open it up to areas beyond the M25.

Karen Millen eyes major international expansion

9 May 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

Premium womenswear chain Karen Millen is gearing up for further overseas expansion which it hopes will double group sales over the next five years.

Karen Millen aims to double sales following Aurora split

4 March 2011 | By Tim Danaher

Karen Millen plans to double its sales to £500m in the next five years, after a decision by parent company Aurora Fashions to spin the company off as an independent business.

Aurora Fashions to spin off Karen Millen

1 March 2011 | By Katherine Rushton

Aurora Fashions is to spin off Karen Millen as an independent company.

Horspool joins Oasis to oversee more feminine design direction

25 February 2011 | By Amy Shields

Barbara Horspool, the outgoing group design director at New Look, will build on Oasis’s feminine and contemporary handwriting when she joins the women’s young fashion chain as design director this summer.

Aurora to outsource distribution and IT functions

10 January 2011 | By Amy Shields

Aurora Fashions, the fashion group which comprises womenswear chains Oasis, Coast, Karen Millen and Warehouse, is to outsource its distribution and IT functions.

Prices could keep rising in 2011, retailers warn

7 January 2011

Spiralling cotton costs could push prices higher, but retailers are bullish about trade after Easter.

Baugur boss Johannesson avoids New York court case

15 December 2010 | By Amy Shields

Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the boss of defunct Icelandic investor Baugur, has avoided a court case in the US after a judge in New York threw out a legal case against the London-based investor which claimed he was involved in a $2bn (£1.2bn) fraud.

All Saints boss Stanford forced to pay out £2.5m

29 November 2010 | By Suzanne Bearne

Retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford has reportedly been forced to pay out £2.5m of his own money after personally guaranteeing a bank loan to his former premium womenswear business Ghost which fell into administration in 2008.

DRAPERS FASHION SUMMIT: Aurora to launch 90 minute delivery option

16 November 2010 | By Amy Shields

Aurora Fashions, the group behind womenswear chains Warehouse, Coast, Karen Millen and Oasis, is to launch 90 minute delivery slots in what it claims is a fashion first.

Aurora sees 5% rise in sales over first half

8 November 2010 | By Caroline Parry

Womenswear group Aurora Fashions has reported a 5% rise in like-for-like sales over the six months to July 31.

Aurora plots dual branded Oasis/Warehouse stores

8 November 2010 | By Caroline Parry

Aurora Fashions, owner of young fashion womenswear chains Warehouse and Oasis, is creating a larger, dual-branded store format that will allow it to open at out-of-town retail parks.