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Austin Reed has bought Viyella out of administration, securing about 230 jobs at 21 fashion stores and 16 concessions. 09-Feb-2009 Austin Reed is planning to open a further 30 fashion stores in the UK and Ireland this year. 08-May-2008 Austin Reed is planning to expand its chains of 92 Austin Reed and 217 CC fashion stores with a further 60 outlets over the next two years. 05-Nov-2007 Austin Reed, the fashion retailer, has accepted a £49m takeover bid from Darius Capital. 13-Nov-2006 Austin Reed, the fashion retailer, has rejected a £41m takeover approach from Dawnay Day. 11-Sep-2006 Austin Reed, the clothing retailer, is seeking a suitable 10,000 sq ft site in the London area for a new head office for 80 staff. 26-Feb-2004 Austin Reed, the fashion retailer, is to shed 50 jobs at offices in London and Thirsk. 14-Apr-2003 Austin Reed, the operator of 140 clothing stores, has received a takeover approach from an unnamed company. 28-Mar-2003 Austin Reed is to invest £11m in the refurbishment of its Regent Street fashion store in London, and is seeking joint venture partners to expand into continental Europe. 03-Dec-2001 Austin Reed, the fashion retailer, is planning to open 30 concessions and refurbish 26 stores this year. 06-Apr-2001 Austin Reed, the clothing retailer, has sold its Chester Barrie manufacturing business to Thompson Holdings for £3.7m. 12-Sep-2000 Austin Reed, the clothing retailer, has rejected a takeover approach from an unnamed company. 29-Feb-2000 Austin Reed is to open a chain of eight clothing stores in the Middle East over the next five years, in a distribution agreement with Dubai-based Al Ghurair Retail. 23-Jun-1999 Austin Reed is to cut 250 of the 550 jobs at its clothing factory in Crewe, as part of a reorganisation. 21-Apr-1999 Austin Reed is to close its machine-made suits factory in Crewe with the loss of 250 jobs, although some workers will be transferred to the nearby Chester Barrie site. 06-Mar-1999 Austin Reed, the clothing retailer, is to close the Donegal Shirt Company in Ireland with the loss of 136 jobs. 12-Jan-1999 Austin Reed has put its clothing manufacturing division up for sale in order to focus on retailing. 02-Oct-1998 Austin Reed, the menswear retailer, is in discussions to sell its manufacturing business, which includes plants in Crewe, Yorkshire and Ireland, to a management team. 31-Aug-1998 Austin Reed is to acquire Country Casuals, the troubled clothing retailer, for £26m. 23-Dec-1997 Country Casuals, the womenswear retailer, has announced that talks are taking place with a potential buyer, thought to be Austin Reed. 19-Dec-1997 Austin Reed, the clothing retailer, is looking for acquisitions and plans to open concessions in the UK and set up licensing deals overseas. 25-Apr-1997
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