Building better businesses - Permira

Targets
www.newlook.co.uk
New Look has been
transformed since joining
the Permira funds’ portfolio,
investing £400 million to target
expansion. It has focused on
growth and improving the
quality of its product range.
New Look is now the No.2
in the UK women’s clothing
and accessories market.
Doubled its retail space in
the UK while expanding into
10 new geographies
Opened a state-of-the-art, highly
automated distribution centre; new
online platform; relocation of buying,
merchandise and design (BMD)
to London
A renewed and refreshed product
range and an obsessive customer
focus: high-profile collections with
leading designers; developed
successful menswear and
childrenswear lines; innovative use
of social media to communicate
with customers
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