Wallis, Burton and Dorothy Perkins shops in Norfolk to close
Wallis, Burton and Dorothy Perkins stores across Norfolk are set to close as online clothing retailer Boohoo has confirmed it has bought the brands.
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Wallis, Burton and Dorothy Perkins stores across Norfolk are set to close as online clothing retailer Boohoo has confirmed it has bought the brands.
Last week Asos, also an online retailer, signed a £330 million deal to buy Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT from Arcadia.
The online fashion retailer takes over the brands but not the shops from failed retail group Arcadia.
More bad news for King's Lynn High Street as Burton and Dorothy Perkins shops close | Updated: 11:17, 08 February 2021 Around 2,450 staff nationwide are being told that their jobs have been axed after clothes website Boohoo bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton for £25.2 million. The deal is for the inventory, e-commerce and digital assets of the businesses, which were owned by Sir Philip Greenâs Arcadia retail empire when it entered administration in December. But it does not include the brandsâ 214 remaining shops, which will close, according to administrators from Deloi...
Last week Asos, also an online retailer, signed a £330 million deal to buy Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT from Arcadia.