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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

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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
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 store
2011 - Austin Reed move from the original 103-113 Regent Street Store to the opposite side (100 Regent Street)
2016 - Austin Reed entered administration. Five concessions located in Boundary Mills outlet villages will stay open following a buyout by Edinburgh Woollen Mill.




= Operations

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Austin Reed also owned the CC brand (rebranded from Country Casuals).




References



Austin Reed is mentioned by Captain Peacock on the British situation comedy, Are You Being Served. Cast member John Inman had worked at Austin Reed as a tie clerk in the early 1950s.




External links


Official website Archived 13 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Austin Reed at Wikimedia Commons

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