The Weekly Briefing - 8 February

Our researcher Heather Lafferty presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics headlines— including the news that online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands from failed retail group Arcadia for £25.2m. The deal includes the brands and online businesses, but not the 214 shops nor 2,450 workers employed in them.