A guide to the UK High Street - Who owns which brands now?

With Debenhams, Burtons, Topshop and others being sold, who owns them now?

Author: Chris MaskeryPublished 8th Feb 2021
Last updated 8th Feb 2021

With the announcement that another three high street fashion brands have been bought by an online company; we thought we'd take a look at which companies now own which shops.

Today (Mon 8 Feb) Boohoo announced they had bought the fashion brands Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis.

Although they've bought the brands, they haven't bought the stores themselves and 2450 jobs are going to be lost.

It was a similar story last week when ASOS purchased a load of Arcadia retail groups brands.

And even before that there were well known high street shops going into administration and being snapped up - like when Debenhams was bought.

Which shops have been bought by who and which are likely to disappear from our High Street?

Burtons and Dorothy Perkins

Online retailer Boohoo have bought both the Dorothy Perkins and Burton brands from Arcadia group. They haven't taken the actual shops though, which will permanently close.

Wallis

Fashion brand Wallis was also part of the £25.2 million deal that Boohoo made for parts of the Arcadia group, including Burton and Dorothy Perkins, which mean the Wallis shops will also leave the High Street.

Topshop & Topman

ASOS have bought this part of the failed Arcadia group, paying £292 million for brands including Topshop and Topman. The shops themselves were not part of the deal though, so it looks like they will close.

Miss Selfridge

Miss Selfridge was another one of the brands that ASOS bought alongside Topshop, Topman and HIIT and will also mean the shops will close.

Debenhams

Boohoo have also bought the Debenhams in a £55 million deal which saw the company's 242-year-old name survive but all 118 stores shut.

Oasis and Warehouse

Boohoo have been expanding for the last few years - in 2020 they bought Oasis and Warehouse's online element for £5.25 million as the shops had already closed.

Karen Millen & Coast

Boohoo also bought the brands Karen Millen and Coast in 2019 when it went into administration and stores closed.

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