Boohoo buys Oasis and Warehouse online stores

Manchester-based Boohoo, headed up by Irish man John Lyttle, bought the brands from Hilco Capital for €5.86 million.

A shopper walks pass advertising billboards for Boohoo and for 'Pretty Little Things', a Boohoo brand, at Canary Wharf DLR station in central London. Picture: Reuters/James Akena.

Online fashion success story Boohoo said it would top market expectations for profits and sales again this year after first-quarter results showed revenue up 45% as it adapted quickly to the coronavirus lockdowns.