Karen Millen
This coverage examines Karen Millen’s performance, strategy, and presence within the UK retail market. Reporting highlights store operations, e-commerce initiatives, brand positioning, marketing campaigns, and executive decisions shaping its trajectory. Crafted for retail professionals overseeing buying, merchandising, brand management, and operations, the content offers insights into how Karen Millen navigates the competitive fashion and lifestyle sector.
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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Boohoo raises FY guidance after sales come in ‘ahead of expectations’
Online clothing retailer Boohoo has raised its full-year guidance after it reported sales for the first half of the year came in “ahead of expectations”. In a trading update Boohoo said that due to “strong” revenue growth driving operating leverage across its key brands it now anticipates group sales growth…
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Aug- 2019 -7 AugustOnline & Digital
Boohoo acquires Karen Millen and Coast putting 1,100 jobs at risk
Online fashion retailer Boohoo has acquired British brands Karen Millen and Coast, which were recently put up for sale by their owner Icelandic bank, Kaupthing. The group has acquired only the online business and all associated intellectual property rights from the administrators of Karen Millen Fashions Limited and Karen Millen…
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6 AugustOnline & Digital
Boohoo confirms offer for Karen Millen and Coast
Online retailer Boohoo has confirmed it has made an offer to acquire the online business of British brands Karen Millen and Coast, together with all associated intellectual property rights. The group believes that the online business of these brands would represent “highly complementary” additions to its scalable multi-brand platform and…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyHigh Street
Cath Kidston global commerce director joins Boots
Lynn Ritson, global commerce director at fashion and lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has left the company after five years, to join Walgreens Boots Alliance as its new global digital editor. Ritson previously worked at Karen Millen for three years as e-commerce director and then brand communications director from 2012-2014. Ritson…
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Jun- 2019 -7 JunePeople Moves
New Look founder to step down
Following completion of its restructuring transaction announced on 3 May 2019 New Look’s founder, Tom Singh, has decided to retire at the end of June. Singh founded the fashion retailer in 1969 turning a single store in Taunton into a high street regular with around 400 stores across the UK…
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3 JuneClothing & Shoes
Karen Millen owner mulls sale
Icelandic bank Kaupthing, which owns fashion retailer Karen Millen, has reportedly drawn in Deloitte to explore the sale of the company. According to Sky News, Kaupthing is reviewing its options for the retailers and sources said a sale of the company could take months to complete. It is not yet…
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Oct- 2018 -12 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Karen Millen buys Coast’s UK operations out of administration
Karen Millen has agreed to buy certain parts of the Coast’s UK business out of administration. Under Karen Millen, Coast will trade primarily across its various websites, in concessions across the UK and through wholesale and franchise partners. Coast’s solus stores and the concessions on mainland Europe are not included…
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4 OctoberAdvice
What is an administration pre-pack, and how might it affect retail suppliers?
2018 has been a difficult year for retailers: East, Maplin, New Look, Carpetright, Carphone Warehouse, Poundworld, Mothercare, Toys ‘R’ Us, House of Fraser, and Homebase have all stumbled to varying degrees. For House of Fraser, Mike Ashley (via his SportsDirect group) arrived as a ‘white knight’, using an administration pre-pack…
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Jun- 2018 -26 JuneClothing & Shoes
Clarks CEO resigns following conduct that ‘fell short’ of company expectations
The CEO of family-owned footwear retailer Clarks has resigned after his “conduct, conversations and expressions fell short” of company expectations. Clarks said that it has accepted Mike Shearwood’s resignation “following an investigation into complaints that breached the company’s code of ethics on a number of occasions”. Shearwood joined Clarks as…
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May- 2018 -10 MayGovernment
Named and shamed: Underpaid retail staff among 200,000 to receive £15.6m back pay
HMRC has identified £15.6m in pay owed to more than 200,000 of the UK’s lowest paid workers, following an investigation from 2017 to 2018. This was an increase from the £10.9m that was owed to 98,000 workers in the previous year. Earlier this year, Karen Millen, Shoe Zone and bedroom…
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