Dorothy Perkins sits alongside Topshop, Burton, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Evans in Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group.
The women’s fashion retailer offers affordable, feminine, stylish products, allowing customers to create entire outfits via its range of clothes, shoes, bags, coats and jewellery.
Versatility is key to the brand, with the retailer offering dedicated tall, curve, petite and maternity ranges with a focus on providing a flattering fit.
Starting life as Ladies Hosiery and Underwear Limited in 1909, Dorothy Perkins has evolved over the years to be a feature of many high streets, complemented with its website and boasting a growing global presence with outlets in countries including Australia, Cyprus, Turkey and Singapore.
The brand has had some big names backing it up, including Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, launching an exclusive Kardashian Kollection fashion range in 2012.
Arcadia closed all stores across its stable of brands today in a bid to focus on its digital and social platforms.
Sir Philip Green’s overseas assets could be plundered by The Pensions Regulator as it bids to secure payments promised to the Arcadia pension scheme.
Arcadia is wielding the axe on 170 head office jobs as Sir Philip Green’s fashion group ramps up its turnaround efforts.
Arcadia’s CVA has been approved after today’s second creditor meeting when all seven votes passed muster with landlords, suppliers and the pension authorities.
After Arcadia’s CVA vote ended in stalemate yesterday, the team run through what happened and debate what it might take to get it over the line.
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