De Havilland casualwear to hit Moss Bros

Moss Bros, the subject of bid speculation, has unveiled its new casualwear range under the De Havilland label.

Hitting shops in two weeks, the range - which includes jeans, shirts and jumpers - aims to dispel the notion that Moss Bros is simply a tailoring brand.

Casualwear accounts for 30 per cent of sales, and the retailer plans to boost this in future.

It forms part of chief executive Philip Mountford's strat-egy to create a multi-brand menswear business.

Commenting on current trading, Mountford said: 'Autumn/winter has started off extremely well.'

Ex-Karen Millen owner Kevin Stanford, who has been stakebuilding in Moss Bros, has yet to contact the retailer.