Austin Reed (retailer)

History

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
• 1938 - 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
• 1998 - The Austin Reed Group acquired classic brand CC Richard Thompson acquired Chester Barrie from Austin Reed
• 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 store
• 2011 - Austin Reed move from the original 103-113 Regent Street Store to the opposite side
• 2016 - Austin Reed entered administration. Five concessions located in Boundary Mills outlet villages will stay open following a buyout by Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

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