Description Austin Reed is straying from its bookish look. It makes and sells primarily menswear under the Austin Reed and AR Red names. Men's products include tailored suits and formalwear, but also jackets, slacks, casual wear, jeans, eyewear, footwear, fragrances, and accessories such as belts, cufflinks, socks, underwear, and leather goods. It makes women's products, such as upscale 1950's-inspired shirts, blouses, and matching separates, under the Austin Reed and CC labels. Austin Reed is sold through some 70 namesake shops, in major department stores, and through its own Web site. CC is sold through about 65 branded stores, department stores, and on its own Web site. Austin Reed purchased rival Viyella in early 2009.
Austin Reed has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Austin Reed employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 42% of employees would recommend working at Austin Reed to a friend. This is based on 36 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
67% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Austin Reed as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Austin Reed.