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Cath Kidston

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Gender Female
Age 65
Date of birth November 6,1958
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Marylebone
London
United Kingdom
Spouse Hugh Padgham
Known forFloral prints and patterns
ChildrenJessica Padgham
ParentsSuzie Kidston
SiblingsJanie Kidston
BooksSew!
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Catherine Isabel Audrey Kidston MBE is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and author whose company, Cath Kidston Limited sells home furnishings and related goods online, through franchises and by mail order. She is particularly known for her nostalgic floral patterns and has also published a number of books.

Next set to buy rival brand Fat Face in latest High Street buy

Mar 28,2023 1:20 pm

By Tom EspinerBusiness reporter

High Street giant Next is understood to be close to securing a deal to buy rival fashion chain Fat Face .

If The Purchase went ahead, it would mean Next - which has 500 High Street shops - owning Fat Face 's 200 stores.

The acquisition could be agreed This Week , which first reported The two were close to a deal.

It would mark The latest in a run of High Street buys for Next which has snapped up several chains including fashion chain Joules.

Last Year , Next bought furniture brand Made. com, and a minority stake in baby goods store chain JoJo Maman BéBé and more recently it increased its stake in fashion chain Reiss from 51% to 72%.

Next has been using The purchases to beef up its so-called " Total Platform" a suite of online services for Third Party brands.

This year it bought The floral fashion brand Cath Kidston - But not its stores.

Fat Face was taken over by a consortium of lenders in 2020 when shops were struggling during The Covid pandemic.

But in its latest annual results The retailer said sales were up 15% and profits had jumped.

Last Year it was reported that Fat Face had hired investment bank Rothschild to find a buyer for The Business .

Next , FatFace and Rothschild declined to comment on The Deal .

UK high streets have been Under Pressure as shoppers spend less in The cost-of-living crisis.

Inflation - The rate at which prices Rise - has started to ease after surging in 2022, But it remains high and retail sales are yet to Bounce Back .

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Source of news: bbc.com

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