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Dorothy Perkins

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Customer service00 44 344 984 0261
HeadquartersLondon
United Kingdom
Parent organizations Arcadia Group
Founded1909
Areas served United Kingdom
Ireland
India
Bahrain
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About Dorothy Perkins


Dorothy Perkins is a multinational women's fashion retailer based in the United Kingdom. Dorothy Perkins sells both its own range of clothes and branded fashion goods. Dorothy Perkins is part of the Arcadia Group, which is controlled by Sir Philip Green.

How our High Streets changed over the Covid lockdowns

How our High Streets changed over the Covid lockdowns
Dec 5,2022 7:10 pm

... The collapse of the Arcadia retail empire in 2020 saw Burtons, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Topshop and Miss Selfridge all disappear from our shopping streets...

Boohoo starts charging shoppers for returns

Boohoo starts charging shoppers for returns
Jul 12,2022 7:30 pm

... Boohoo s brands include BoohooMan, Karen Millen, Nasty Gal, PrettyLittleThing, Coast, Misspap, Oasis, Warehouse, Burton, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams...

Boohoo hit as shoppers return more clothes than before Covid

Boohoo hit as shoppers return more clothes than before Covid
May 4,2022 2:55 pm

... Boohoo s brands include BoohooMAN, Karen Millen, Nasty Gal, PrettyLittleThing, Coast, Misspap, Oasis, Warehouse, Burton, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams...

Shops re-opening: retailers welcome back customers after three months

Shops re-opening: retailers welcome back customers after three months
Jun 15,2020 3:16 am

... Arcadia, which owns, said the likes of Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins, has, it is accepted, no cash...

Green's retail empire of over 100 stores could close

Green's retail empire of over 100 stores could close
Apr 19,2020 12:43 am

... The fashion group also owns brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins and has over 550 stores in the UK, but all are closed due to coronavirus restrictions...

Coronavirus: Debenhams, in order to file for administration

Coronavirus: Debenhams, in order to file for administration
Apr 18,2020 8:33 pm

... Sir Philip Green controls Arcadia owns Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burtons The lockdown has exacerbated the pressure on the embattled retail already...

Coronavirus is from: Cath Kidston set to call in administrators

Coronavirus is from: Cath Kidston set to call in administrators
Apr 18,2020 8:14 pm

... Arcadia has furloughed 14,500 of its 16,000 employees since the coronavirus lockdown and said that the members of the management Board and executives take pay cuts of between 25% and 50% Sir Philip Green controls Arcadia owns Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burtons Arcadia is also with a view to the uncertainty about the future of the concessions in Debenhams stores, which include the brands Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge and Wallis...

US assault charges against Sir Philip Green falls

US assault charges against Sir Philip Green falls
Feb 16,2020 10:18 am

... The group owns the High Street chains Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge and Wallis...

Boohoo hit as shoppers return more clothes than before Covid

Feb 16,2020 5:59 am

Boohoo's profits have taken a hit after online shoppers returned clothes at a faster rate than before the pandemic.

The fast-fashion brand's profits before tax slumped by 94% to £7. 8m in the year to The End of February.

Its sales are still well above pre-Covid levels after high streets closed and shoppers turned to ordering online.

But since restrictions were lifted customers have flocked back to physical stores and Boohoo says its online shoppers are sending more items back.

Overall, Boohoo's sales rose 14% on the year to £2bn. But it warned that challenges caused by the pandemic, including rising shipping costs and overseas delivery delays, would continue this year.

Boohoo's brands include BoohooMAN, Karen Millen , Nasty Gal , PrettyLittleThing, Coast, Misspap, Oasis, Warehouse, Burton, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams.

For online fashion retailers, returns can be a major headache and A Sign that business is not booming.

Wednesday's news of a collapse in Boohoo's profits

The easing of lockdown restrictions has led to customers going out more and return rates have been rising.

Boohoo said customers had returned items faster than expected in the Second Half of the year, with the rate now higher than it was before the pandemic.

'Stay relevant'

As shopping habits change following the pandemic, The Rising cost of living is also hitting consumer spending, .

The prices of items in shops has seen the highest increase in More Than a decade.

Shop prices were up 2. 7% year-on-year in April, the highest since September 2011 and up from 2. 1% in March, according to The British Retail Consortium.

Julie Palmer, a partner at corporate restructuring firm Begbies Traynor , said that given rising costs, people may Hold Back on clothes shopping.

" The outlook isn't pretty, with inflation a real concern, " She Said .

" Boohoo is going to have to come up with some new looks if it is going to stay relevant as it doesn't take long for consumers to Shop Around for faster, more relevant alternatives These Days . "

Pandemic disruption

Boohoo said that lockdowns in some of The Key countries it sells in, Like China , meant people were not buying as many clothes.

International delivery delays due to Covid also caused issues in getting stock from factories and out to customers.

The Company said it expects these pandemic-related issues " will continue for the year ahead".

To combat these problems, Boohoo said it was making its supply chain more flexible, its delivery network larger and investing in a new distribution hub in the US.

But its clothes could start to cost more with The Company only committing to " mitigate where possible before passing prices on to consumers".

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