ABSTRACT

Laura Ashley Holdings is famous for its frilly floral fashions. It currently operates more than 400 retail stores worldwide, selling women's and children's clothing and home furnishings. Clothing makes up around half of total sales and furnishings 44 per cent, including fabrics, curtains, blinds, wallpaper, paint, lighting products, carpets, furniture and bathroom accessories. The Laura Ashley brand is also franchised to other products such as sunglasses and fragrances.