Mosaic Brands
Remembering Katies: From ‘all that glitters’ to retail relic
Once a mecca for “pants and a nice top” for Baby Boomers, Katies will be no more. What happened?
- by Melissa Singer
Latest
‘Not taken lightly’: All 80 Katies stores to close as Mosaic axes hundreds of jobs
Receivers KPMG says all of the embattled fashion retailer’s Katies stores will shut, while dozens of stores across its Millers, Rivers and Noni B brands will also close by mid-January.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Analysis
Fashion retail
Katies and Noni B owner allegedly left directors uninsured
Clothing group Mosaic Brands went into administration in late October with debts of at least $249 million.
- by Anne Hyland
Owner of Katies, Noni B and Millers goes into administration
Mosaic Brands, the retailer that owns clothing brands such as Katies, Millers and Noni B, will continue to trade. But the administration process puts at risk the jobs of almost 3000 employees.
- by Anne Hyland
Opinion
Fashion retail
The rich investors losing money on Katies, Noni B operator
Will the billionaires behind the Spotlight group be the White Knight that Mosaic Brands needs?
- by Anne Hyland
Updated
Retail
‘Very distressing’: Mosaic escalates dispute with supplier as staff, stores axed
Embattled budget retailer Mosaic Brands, which operates Katies and Noni B, announced it would be shutting down the Rockmans, Autograph, Crossroads, W.Lane and BeMe brands.
- by Jessica Yun and Anne Hyland
‘Why don’t you pay me?’ Katies, Noni B operator accused of being a ‘predator’
Mosaic Brands, which employs 4000 staff in its stores such as Katies, Rockmans and Noni B, is struggling. To secure its own survival, it appears willing to sacrifice its global suppliers.
- by Anne Hyland and Jessica Yun
‘Sometimes it feels as though the shops have given up on us’
The full potential of Baby Boomer shoppers remains untapped by Australian fashion labels.
- by Damien Woolnough
Millers, Noni B, Katies company’s share price plummets as it navigates financial distress
The $7.6 million company was forced to reveal it is seeking advice from Deloitte as it struggles to make sales.
- by Jessica Yun and Anne Hyland
Katies, Rivers, Noni B owner to defend ‘flawed’ ACCC lawsuit over failed deliveries
The budget fashion brands retailer sent out hundreds of thousands of items more than 20 days after customers had ordered them, and in some instances, not at all.
- by Jessica Yun
Updated
Executive shake-up
The Iconic’s former CEO to lead budget brands Rivers, Katies, Noni B
Erica Berchtold was due to begin at Best & Less last September, but has now ended up at as head of Mosaic Brands instead.
- by Jessica Yun