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Laura Ashley will be relaunching in 2021 in partnership with high street fashion and home giant Next.<\/strong> The brand will reintroducing its homeware into Next stores and online after the two British retailers brokered a deal this month.<\/p>\n

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The move comes after 67-year-old Laura Ashley, known for its floral fashions and homewares, filed for administration in March,<\/strong> announcing it would\u00a0permanently close 70 stores and cut 268 office jobs while furloughing more than 1,500 workers.<\/p>\n

Laura Ashley hired PwC to advise on the administration process, blaming the impact of coronavirus for tipping it over the edge. In April<\/a> the global advisory, restructuring, and investment firm, Gordon Brothers,\u00a0acquired the global Laura Ashley brand, archives, and related intellectual property<\/strong> from its administrators.<\/p>\n

Gordon Brothers is now resurrecting Laura Ashley with \u201ca British team of designers<\/strong> continuing to fly the flag\u201d for the brand, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Laura Ashley head of brand and partnerships Poppy Marshall-Lawton said she was \u201cvery pleased\u201d to be partnering with Next.\u00a0She said: \u201cWe felt partnering with such a dynamic and British retailer such as Next was the perfect progression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaura Ashley herself was always inspired by the past but excited about the future, so getting the chance to reinvigorate the brand is a perfect new chapter<\/strong> in our already fabulous story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next CEO Simon Wolfson, added that the business was \u201cdelighted\u201d to be partnering with Gordon Brothers and Laura Ashley.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe believe that the combination of the design vision of the Laura Ashley team alongside Next\u2019s online and retail infrastructure<\/strong> can combine to revitalise this world-class brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partnership will see Next stock a selection. of upholstered furniture, home fragrance, mail order flowers and a new nursery range.<\/p>\n

Recently Next was named as the new UK franchise partner for Victoria's Secret<\/a>, after the US lingerie brand placed its UK operations into administration. Next will operate its UK stores as part of a joint venture company (in which Next controls 51%) and, from next year, will also take over the running of its UK e-commerce.<\/p>\n

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