Warehouse was a British clothing retail chain, founded in 1976.
Warehouse was owned by
Aurora Fashions
Aurora Fashions was a holding company of several retail fashion brands, formed in 2009 to purchase a number of businesses from the collapsed Mosaic Fashions. The company operates over 1,250 stores in 38 countries, including franchises, under the ...
, as were women's fashion brands
Coast
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and
Oasis
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.
In November 2016, the administrator for
Aurora Fashions
Aurora Fashions was a holding company of several retail fashion brands, formed in 2009 to purchase a number of businesses from the collapsed Mosaic Fashions. The company operates over 1,250 stores in 38 countries, including franchises, under the ...
,
Kaupthing Bank
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, placed the retailers up for a £100 million sale.
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.
In June 2020, the Warehouse brand, assets and stock, along with those of the Oasis chain, were acquired by online retailer
Boohoo
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, reuniting Warehouse with former sibling Coast, acquired by Boohoo as part of a separate takeover of the
Karen Millen
Karen Millen is a British online women's clothing retailer specialising in tailoring, coats and evening wear. Formerly a high street chain with stores throughout the United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia, Austria, Denmark, Russia, the Republ ...
Group in 2019.
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1976 establishments in the United Kingdom
2020 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
British brands
Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom
Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
Retail companies established in 1976
Retail companies disestablished in 2020
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