Laura Ashley has tumbled into the red after a slump in demand for its furniture and decorating ranges amid "difficult" first-half trading conditions. It also warned that given "continued market ...

At its peak, entire houses were decorated in Laura Ashley wallpapers, bed covers, cushions, curtains and festoon blinds. Its pretty chintziness paved the way for Cath Kidston and other home design ...

Read our privacy notice. Sales are on the slide at Laura Ashley, but only because it is shutting stores it no longer wants, claims the clothes and curtains retailer. In the 17 weeks to May 28 ...

From those humble beginnings, Laura Ashley and her husband Bernard went on to grow a global brand. They designed and produced fashion, fabrics and homeware from their headquarters in a small mid ...

Fashion and fabric designer who created a global company and brand. Born Laura Mountney in Merthyr Tydfil in 1925, Laura Ashley became a hugely influential designer of clothes and fabrics who ...