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Aurora News

Focus on ominchannel fulfilment to succeed, Retail Week Supply Chain Summit hears

15-May-2012 1:18 pm | By Anna Richardson-Taylor

UK retailers should not expect an improvement in the economic environment any time soon, and should focus on omnichannel fulfilment and their brand equity in order to succeed, departing Aurora Fashions president Stewart Binnie told the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit today.

Stewart Binnie stands down from Aurora board

3-May-2012 10:00 am | By Ruth Faulkner

Aurora Fashions president Stewart Binnie has stepped down from the board with immediate effect.

Aurora to launch foreign multi-branded websites

26-Apr-2012 7:00 am

Fashion group Aurora is to launch multi-branded websites overseas including the US and Australia following the success of its dedicated German site, which went live last year.

Online retailers set to gain from new trust mark

24-Apr-2012 9:25 am | By Alex Lawson
Karen Millen vows to protect brand as founder bids to trade under name

21-Mar-2012 9:29 am | By Ruth Faulkner
Mobile will be game-changer for multichannel, says Debenhams online boss

15-Mar-2012 2:46 pm | By Gemma Goldfingle
Karen Millen to expand online offer across Europe

January 27 2012 | By Gemma Goldfingle
Aurora like-for-likes soar 13% over Christmas

5-Jan-2012 3:20 pm | By Gemma Goldfingle
Aurora bolsters brand management teams

December 16 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner
Karen Millen begins search for European boss in growth drive

2-Dec-2011 7:00 am | By Gemma Goldfingle
Video: Oasis's revamped London flagship

20-Oct-2011 9:47 am | By Gemma Goldfingle
Aurora to extend 90-minute delivery to 90% of UK

27-Sep-2011 9:13 am | By George MacDonald
Profit growth expected at Karen Millen

19-Sep-2011 10:14 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Coast returns to its occasionwear roots and shows off new format

September 2 2011 | By Gemma Goldfingle , Ruth Faulkner
Private equity firms enter Jane Norman rescue talks

20-Jun-2011 11:06 am | By Caroline Parry
Aurora to extend 90-minute delivery option outside M25

24-May-2011 9:40 am | By Amy Shields
Kate Middleton picks Warehouse for honeymoon dresses

20-Apr-2011 10:02 am | By Amy Shields
Tom Singh lures Horspool back to New Look

12-Apr-2011 12:17 pm | By Amy Shields
Karen Millen targets £500m sales as it splits off from Aurora

March 4 2011 | By Tim Danaher
New Look’s Horspool to head design at Oasis

February 25 2011 | By Amy Shields
Aurora starts multi-brand EPoS roll-out

17-Feb-2011 9:21 am
Aurora to outsource distribution and IT functions

10-Jan-2011 2:43 pm | By Amy Shields
Christmas on ice

December 17 2010
Retailers offer free Christmas delivery day

25-Nov-2010 3:43 pm
Profits up at Aurora

8-Nov-2010 11:30 am | By Caroline Parry
Property and retail industry bosses call for change in lease structures

3-Nov-2010 9:09 am | By Mark Faithfull
Karen Millen follows Oasis in mobile gift voucher roll-out

28-Sep-2010 2:29 pm | By Joanne Ellul
Aurora appoints Oasis and Coast managing directors

August 13, 2010
Baugur boss transfers assets after freezing order

2-Aug-2010 10:09 am | By Amy Shields
Aurora posts first operating profit of £23m

26-Jul-2010 8:54 am | By George MacDonald
Retail recovery remains on course despite VAT rise

June 25, 2010
Aurora hires ex-Asos man as online chief

May 14, 2010 | By Amy Shields
Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners

4-Mar-2010 11:15 pm
Oasis tests appetite for SMS gift vouchers

December 11, 2009 | By Joanna Perry
Karen Millen to boost experience with site revamp

June 12, 2009
Principles administration leads to email deluge

28-May-2009 9:43 am | By Amy Shields
Suppliers chase deals for unsold Principles product

April 17, 2009
Retailers should continue to expand abroad

19-Mar-2009 11:55 am | By Amy Shields
Former Principles co-owner battles on to secure chain

6-Mar-2009 0:00 am | By Lisa Berwin , Amy Shields
Dune expected to buy Shoe Studio

3-Mar-2009 3:54 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Mosaic has three months to refinance

23-Feb-2009 9:00 am | By Lisa Berwin
Landsbanki keeps retailers at bay over Baugur pickings

13-Feb-2009 6:08 am | By Amy Shields
Baugur in administration

6-Feb-2009 11:42 am | By Amy Shields
Mosaic issues profit warning

9-Jan-2009 5:06 pm | By Amy Shields
Baugur rejects claim that retail businesses are for sale

10-Oct-2008 5:17 pm | By Amy Shields
Oasis links with Liberty as it backs sub-brands

5-Jun-2008 3:33 pm
Oasis appoints retail operations director

14-Mar-2008 10:41 am | By Amy Shields

Karen Millen hires boss to drive overseas push

March 23 2012 | By Gemma Goldfingle
Designer Karen Millen fights to trade under own name

19-Mar-2012 10:36 am | By Gemma Goldfingle
Aurora to sell stake in premium Bastyan brand

15-Feb-2012 8:54 am | By Gemma Goldfingle
Two cheers for Christmas

Janaury 6 2012
Retail gets ready for make or break Christmas week

December 16 2011
Aldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise

8-Dec-2011 9:44 am
Aurora-backed Bastyan brand to open pop-up store

31-Oct-2011 9:56 am | By Ruth Faulkner
Aurora launches first multi-brand international website

12-Oct-2011 2:33 pm | By Ruth Faulkner
Aurora says far fewer stores are needed in the multichannel age

September 23 2011 | By Nicola Harrison
Aurora gets closer to self-checkout as it trials mobile payment in shops

September 9 2011 | By Rebecca Thomson
Aurora aims to emulate Asos with international online strategy

August 12 2011 | By Gemma Goldfingle
Team behind Aurora vie to snap up Jane Norman

June 17 2011 | By Amy Shields
Footfall suffers as royal fever grips nation

May 6 2011
New Look in talks with McGeorge over chief role

April 15 2011
Dual-branded Oasis and Warehouse store opens in the UK

March 18 2011 | By Joanne Ellul
Aurora Fashions to spin off Karen Millen

1-Mar-2011 10:17 am | By Katherine Rushton
New Look's Barbara Horspool in shock exit

23-Feb-2011 12:04 pm | By Amy Shields
Hamleys up for sale

January 28 2011 | By Jennifer Creevy , Nicola Harrison
Store chiefs warn interest rate hike would rock retail

January 7 2011
All Saints boss Stanford forced to pay out £2.5m

29-Nov-2010 10:37 am | By Suzanne Bearne
Aurora to launch 90-minute delivery option

16-Nov-2010 11:56 am | By Amy Shields
Aurora to open dual branded Oasis/Warehouse stores

8-Nov-2010 9:53 am | By Caroline Parry
Karen Millen opens pilot accessories standalone

October 29 2010
Retailers start raising prices ahead of VAT increase

20-Sep-2010 9:55 am | By Nick Huber
Aurora makes key appointments at Coast and Oasis

10-Aug-2010 9:23 am | By Amy Shields
Aurora on song in first year since restructure

July 30, 2010
Industry pays tribute as former Hobbs chief Nick Samuel dies

July 2, 2010 | By Eve Oxberry
BT Retail Week Technology Awards winners announced

16-Jun-2010 7:39 am | By Joanna Perry
Retail chiefs forecast slow consumer recovery

29-Mar-2010 10:36 am | By Amy Shields
RWC2010: Tough trading conditions to continue, Stewart Binnie warns

3-Mar-2010 10:47 am | By Charlotte Hardie
Aurora appoints Mike Shearwood as chief executive

2-Oct-2009 10:31 am | By Amy Shields
Oasis casts online net wider with iPhone App

5-Jun-2009 0:00 am
Coast follows in Karen Millen’s Russian footsteps

May 1, 2009
Operating in a downturn: strategies for success

27-Mar-2009 7:49 am
Baugur court decision expected today

11-Mar-2009 8:13 am | By George MacDonald
Aurora seeks rent relief from landlords

5-Mar-2009 9:47 am | By Amy Shields
Mosaic enters pre-pack administration

2-Mar-2009 4:33 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Kaupthing to waive selected Mosaic covenants

16-Feb-2009 12:19 pm | By Amy Shields
Baugur's retail stakes stir interest

9-Feb-2009 8:37 am | By Lisa Berwin
Sir Philip Green moots Principles bid

2-Feb-2009 9:44 am | By Amy Shields
Thresher revives 40% discount offer

20-Nov-2008 9:10 am | By Nicola Harrison
Mosaic posts first-half EBITDA rise of 6 per cent

30-Sep-2008 6:20 pm | By Amy Shields
Mosaic bids to take Principles upmarket

10-Apr-2008 3:27 pm | By Amy Shields

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How to survive administration

9-May-2012 | By Rebecca Thomson

In the past few years a raft of formerly big names have been bought out of administration. Can these businesses be saved, or is it just delaying the inevitable?