Warehouse (clothing)

Warehouse
IndustryClothing retailer
Founded1976
DefunctApril 2020
FateAdministration, converted into an online store
ParentBoohoo
Websitewww.warehouse.co.uk

Warehouse was a British clothing retail chain, founded in 1976.[1]

Warehouse was owned by Aurora Fashions, as were women's fashion brands Coast and Oasis.[2]

In November 2016, the administrator for Aurora Fashions, Kaupthing Bank, placed the retailers up for a £100 million sale.[3]

On 16 April 2020, it was announced that both Warehouse and Oasis had fallen into administration. On 30 April 2020, it was announced that administrators had failed to find a buyer with the loss of 1,800 jobs.[4]

In June 2020, the Warehouse brand, assets and stock, along with those of the Oasis chain, were acquired by online retailer Boohoo, reuniting Warehouse with former sibling Coast, acquired by Boohoo as part of a separate takeover of the Karen Millen Group in 2019.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Join Us - Want a Career in Fashion? Apply Today". Warehouse. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ "What is warehouse clothing stores customer services number? – Kgb Answers". Kgbanswers.co.uk. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Oasis, Coast and Warehouse sale abandoned – Retail Gazette". www.retailgazette.co.uk. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Oasis and Warehouse to close permanently, with loss of 1,800 jobs". The Guardian. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Boohoo swoops again to snap up High Street rivals". BBC News. 17 June 2020.


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