Austin Reed (retailer)
Austin Reed was a British fashion retailer founded in 1900, and the brand was acquired by Edinburgh Woollen Mill in 2016. History Austin Reed was founded by tailor Austin Leonard Reed (1873–1954). Timeline * 1900 - First London shop was opened in Fenchurch Street * 1911 - Opening of flagship store in Regent Street * 1929 - The first international outlet on the transatlantic liner RMS ''Aquitania'' * 1930 - The opening of the Regent St Barbers Shop * 1936 - Opening of a concession on the RMS ''Queen Mary'' * 1946 - Opening of a concession on the RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' * 1940s - Winston Churchill was a customer here. * 1980s - The launch of Austin Reed's womenswear * 2000 - UK Manufacturing, at its Crewe factory ended * In 2005, Kosugi-Sangyo was the Austin Reed ready-to-wear license holder in Japan with retail value of €50 million. * 2009 - The Austin Reed Group acquires heritage brand Viyella * 2010 - The launch of the Q Club on the third floor of the Regent Street st ...
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Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a " Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of 2021, Austin had an estimated population ...
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