UK Online Fashion Retailer Missguided Falls into Administration

A person holding an umbrella walks underneath rows of Union Jack flags hanging across Regent Street in London, Britain, May 30, 2022. (Reuters)
A person holding an umbrella walks underneath rows of Union Jack flags hanging across Regent Street in London, Britain, May 30, 2022. (Reuters)
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UK Online Fashion Retailer Missguided Falls into Administration

A person holding an umbrella walks underneath rows of Union Jack flags hanging across Regent Street in London, Britain, May 30, 2022. (Reuters)
A person holding an umbrella walks underneath rows of Union Jack flags hanging across Regent Street in London, Britain, May 30, 2022. (Reuters)

British women’s online fashion brand Missguided has fallen into administration, a form of protection from creditors, with Teneo Financial Advisory appointed as joint administrators.

Teneo said Missguided will continue to trade whilst a buyer of the business is sought.

"As we continue to see, the retail trading environment in the UK remains extremely challenging," said Teneo's Gavin Maher.

"The joint administrators will now seek to conclude a sale of the business and assets, for which there continues to be a high level of interest from a number of strategic buyers."



UK's Boohoo Names Tim Morris as Chair

FILE PHOTO: A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app in front of the Boohoo logo on display in this illustration taken September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app in front of the Boohoo logo on display in this illustration taken September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
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UK's Boohoo Names Tim Morris as Chair

FILE PHOTO: A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app in front of the Boohoo logo on display in this illustration taken September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A woman poses with a smartphone showing the Boohoo app in front of the Boohoo logo on display in this illustration taken September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

British online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Thursday it had appointed Tim Morris as its independent chair with immediate effect, replacing Mahmud Kamani.

In a separate statement, Frasers, Boohoo's top investor, called for a shareholders' meeting to remove Kamani as a director of the company, and appoint its owner Mike Ashley and Mike Lennon as directors.

Boohoo also said Kamani will become executive vice-chair with immediate effect.