Outfit (retailer)
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Outfit is a UK company which forms part of the Arcadia Group
and began life in the 1990s. It sells a range of clothing, footwear and accessories for both men and woman.
The company began life in the 1990s when Sears plc
saw a gap in the market. The 1990s saw a big growth in out of town retail parks which seemed to be the new alternative to town centre shopping. Sears saw this as an opportunity to house all their fashion brands under one roof.
The first Outfit store opened in 1995 at Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham. The Nottingham store proved such a success that more stores soon opened.
In 1999 Outfit became part of Arcadia Group Ltd and is continually growing.
, Dorothy Perkins
, Evans
, Miss Selfridge
, Topman
, Topshop
, and Wallis
as well as Tammy. Also Outfit is home to a number of concessions including formally Arcadia owned Warehouse and others including Quicksilver, Oasis, and Fuse.
September 2011 saw the opening of Outfit's 51st Store in Coatbridge at Faraday Retail Park, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
, Dorothy Perkins
, Evans
, Miss Selfridge
, Topman
, Topshop
, and Wallis
). It is a store card with credit being provided by Santander UK
Limited. The card can be opened in any Outfit store in the UK and offers the customer 10% off when they spend £40 or more on their first purchase or 15% when they spend £80 or more on their first purchase. Also on opening the card the customer is given two vouchers entitling them to money off in any of the 7 network stores when the pay using their Outfit card. Outfit also hold special event days for account card holders where they can normally receive a 20% discount throughout the store. On top of that card holders will receive vouchers though the post throughout the year.
. On April 6 new key rings featuring Zippy, Bungle and George began to be sold in-store for a suggested donation of £2. As well as kind donations from customers Outfit staff are also getting involved with a range of fundraising activities.
Outfit's new charity for 2011 is the Alzheimer's Society
and customers can purchase jewelled keyrings in a variety of colours for a suggested donation of £2.
Arcadia Group
The Arcadia Group Limited a British company that owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and BHS, and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains...
and began life in the 1990s. It sells a range of clothing, footwear and accessories for both men and woman.
The company began life in the 1990s when Sears plc
Sears plc
Sears plc was a large British-based conglomerate. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it was acquired by Sir Philip Green in 1999.-History:...
saw a gap in the market. The 1990s saw a big growth in out of town retail parks which seemed to be the new alternative to town centre shopping. Sears saw this as an opportunity to house all their fashion brands under one roof.
The first Outfit store opened in 1995 at Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham. The Nottingham store proved such a success that more stores soon opened.
In 1999 Outfit became part of Arcadia Group Ltd and is continually growing.
About Outfit
Outfit currently have 51 stores in the UK. Each store has a range of well known brands including Arcadias own high street stores BurtonBurton
- Canada :* Burton, British Columbia* Burton, New Brunswick* Burton, Ontario* Burtons, Nova Scotia* Burton, Durham Region, Ontario* Burton, Parry Sound District, Ontario* Burton, Prince Edward Island* Lac-Burton, Quebec* Burton Lake, Saskatchewan- England :...
, Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins, whose trading name was inspired by a rambler rose of the same name, is a large British women's clothing retailer, active mostly in the United Kingdom.- History :...
, Evans
Evans
Evans may refer to:people*Evans *for a particular person with the surname, see the List of people with surname Evans.place*Evans, California in the United States*Evans, Colorado in the United States*Evans, Georgia in the United States...
, Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge is a nationwide UK high street store which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, the owner of Selfridges at the time, saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York which...
, Topman
Topman
TOPMAN is the stand-alone fashion business counterpart of Topshop that caters exclusively to men’s clothing. A part of the Arcadia Group, which also owns Burton, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans, British Home Stores and Dorothy Perkins, Topman has a chain of high-street men's clothing stores located...
, Topshop
Topshop
Topshop is a British clothes retailer with shops in over 20 countries and online operations in a number of its markets. Its sales come primarily from women's clothing and fashion accessories...
, and Wallis
Wallis
- Places :* Valais, a Swiss canton with the German name "Wallis"* Walliswil bei Niederbipp* Walliswil bei Wangen* Wallis Islands- Others :* Wallis , a British clothing retailer* Wallis Theatres, an Australian cinema franchise- See also :...
as well as Tammy. Also Outfit is home to a number of concessions including formally Arcadia owned Warehouse and others including Quicksilver, Oasis, and Fuse.
September 2011 saw the opening of Outfit's 51st Store in Coatbridge at Faraday Retail Park, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The Outfit Card
The Outfit card can be used in Outfit and any of the 7 Network stores (BurtonBurton
- Canada :* Burton, British Columbia* Burton, New Brunswick* Burton, Ontario* Burtons, Nova Scotia* Burton, Durham Region, Ontario* Burton, Parry Sound District, Ontario* Burton, Prince Edward Island* Lac-Burton, Quebec* Burton Lake, Saskatchewan- England :...
, Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins, whose trading name was inspired by a rambler rose of the same name, is a large British women's clothing retailer, active mostly in the United Kingdom.- History :...
, Evans
Evans
Evans may refer to:people*Evans *for a particular person with the surname, see the List of people with surname Evans.place*Evans, California in the United States*Evans, Colorado in the United States*Evans, Georgia in the United States...
, Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge
Miss Selfridge is a nationwide UK high street store which began as the young fashion section of Selfridges department store in London in 1966. Miss Selfridge got its name when Charles Clore, the owner of Selfridges at the time, saw a window display in the Bonwit Teller store in New York which...
, Topman
Topman
TOPMAN is the stand-alone fashion business counterpart of Topshop that caters exclusively to men’s clothing. A part of the Arcadia Group, which also owns Burton, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans, British Home Stores and Dorothy Perkins, Topman has a chain of high-street men's clothing stores located...
, Topshop
Topshop
Topshop is a British clothes retailer with shops in over 20 countries and online operations in a number of its markets. Its sales come primarily from women's clothing and fashion accessories...
, and Wallis
Wallis
- Places :* Valais, a Swiss canton with the German name "Wallis"* Walliswil bei Niederbipp* Walliswil bei Wangen* Wallis Islands- Others :* Wallis , a British clothing retailer* Wallis Theatres, an Australian cinema franchise- See also :...
). It is a store card with credit being provided by Santander UK
Santander UK
Santander UK plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group. Based in the United Kingdom, it operates under the name of Santander. Santander is the third largest bank in the UK in terms of deposits, the second largest in terms of mortgages held, and the fourth largest in terms of...
Limited. The card can be opened in any Outfit store in the UK and offers the customer 10% off when they spend £40 or more on their first purchase or 15% when they spend £80 or more on their first purchase. Also on opening the card the customer is given two vouchers entitling them to money off in any of the 7 network stores when the pay using their Outfit card. Outfit also hold special event days for account card holders where they can normally receive a 20% discount throughout the store. On top of that card holders will receive vouchers though the post throughout the year.
Charity
Outfit's charity of the year 2010 was Rainbow Trust Children's CharityRainbow Trust Children's Charity
The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity is a support organisation for the families of children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses based in Leatherhead, Surrey.- Activities :...
. On April 6 new key rings featuring Zippy, Bungle and George began to be sold in-store for a suggested donation of £2. As well as kind donations from customers Outfit staff are also getting involved with a range of fundraising activities.
Outfit's new charity for 2011 is the Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer’s Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.It is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
and customers can purchase jewelled keyrings in a variety of colours for a suggested donation of £2.
Store Locations
OUTFIT have stores in:- Aberdeen
- Belfast
- Borehamwood
- Bradford
- Bristol (two stores - Avon Meads and Longwell Green)
- Bromborough
- Chelmsford
- Cheshunt
- Chester
- Coventry
- Croydon
- Farnborough
- Great Yarmouth
- Greenford
- Greenwich
- Hull
- Inverness
- Leamington Spa
- Leicester
- Llandudno
- Llanelli
- Llantrisant
- Manchester
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Middlesbrough
- Newbury
- Newcastle
- Newport
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Peterborough
- Prescot
- Preston
- Slough
- Southport
- Stoke On Trent
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Swansea (two stores - Fforestfach and Parc Tawe)
- Teesside
- Telford
- Walsall
- Widnes
- Wilmslow
- Washington
- York