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Boohoo enters Indian market through Myntra partnership

British fashion retail group Boohoo has entered the Indian market for the first time via a partnership with the region’s multi brand platform Myntra. As part of the launch, three of the group’s owned brands – Boohoo, Dorothy Perkins and Nasty Gal – are now available to shop through the site, offering over 1,500 goods across a multitude of...

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Same item, different prices: Boohoo faces retail discrepancies

Online retail giant Boohoo is plagued by price discrepancies across its brand portfolio, despite items being the same. Research by the BBC found same items of clothing sold for various prices across its fashion labels, including a puffer coat that was 34 pounds more expensive at Coast than at Dorothy Perkins. Both brands are owned by Boohoo, as...

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Boohoo acquires Arcadia brands Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has acquired all of the e-commerce and digital assets and associated intellectual property rights, including customer data, related business information and inventory of the Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands from the joint administrators of Arcadia Group Limited for 25.2 million pounds. The deal does not...

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Boohoo to add more than 500 million pounds in annual sales if Arcadia’s deal crystallised

The British fashion e-commerce darling has entered exclusive talks with the administrators of defunct Arcadia Group to acquire Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands. If their offer is accepted by administrators at Arcadia Group, the e-tailer could boost its group annual sales by 500 million pounds. “Boohoo Group confirms that it is in...

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Boohoo could snap up Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton

British fast-fashion group Boohoo has said it is in “exclusive discussions” with the administrators of collapsed retail empire Arcadia over the acquisition of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands. But the company added that the discussions “may or may not result in agreement of a transaction. A further announcement will be made when...

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Dorothy Perkins, Burton Menswear and Miss Selfridge announce new partnership with First Insight

Fashion retailers Dorothy Perkins, Burton Menswear and Miss Selfridge have announced they are partnering up with predictive analytics platform First Insight. Using the company’s consumer-driven predictive analytics, the brands will now be able to “operationalise product testing, allowing them to make faster and better merchandising decisions to...

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Top global brands plan India stores

Multinational brands Under Armour, UK's Dorothy Perkins and Italy's Replay are planning to set up brick-and-mortar outlets across the country. Under Armour, the Baltimore-based brand has hired former Adidas veteran Tushar Goculdas to spearhead its offline foray into India and the company plans to open 10-15 outlets in the next three years. The...

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Myntra to open offline stores in Tier I & II cities

Leading online fashion retailer Myntra is planning to open new brick-and-mortar stores in Tier I & II cities. It is reportedly in talks with a few mall operators for the opening of multi-brand stores, including large department outlets. According to media reports, Myntra plans to retail women’s fashion, sports and lifestyle goods, accessories...

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For Dorothy Perkins Jabong is the 3rd largest global e-tailer

Jabong has emerged the third largest global e-commerce partner for UK-based women’s fashion retailer Dorothy Perkins. In fact, Jabong has aggressively expanded its product portfolio and added more than 50 new brands this year with a special focus on adding international brands. Dororthy Perkins , has been dressing and inspiring women worldwide...

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International luxury labels take e-tail route to India

With limited luxe malls and high streets along with steep rentals in India, global luxury labels are taking the e-tail route to tap consumers in metros and small towns. As per a recent McKinsey report, online sales of luxury items in India are growing twice as fast as the overall e-tail. Recently, leading fashion portal Jabong.com brought...

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Foreign fashion labels adopt ecommerce route for India debut

Despite the government allowing 100 percent FDI in single-brand retail, many foreign fashion brands, are tying up with leading e-tailers to enter the country. Dorothy Perkins, a UK-based fast fashion brand is the most recent example, which has exclusively partnered with Jabong.com. Jabong, backed by the German internet incubator Rocket Internet,...

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Arcadia Group to enter the Indian market

Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group, has his sights set on entering the India market as part of the global expansion phase for his labels. Dorothy Perkins is the first brand from his portfolio to launch in the country, with the group introducing DP S/S ' 14 product range online with Indian retailer Jabong.com. The website currently stocks...