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Jacobson buys footwear retailer Dolcis

The Jacobson Group, which owns brands such as Gola, Lotus, and Ravel, has bought Dolcis out of administration for an undisclosed sum. The group acquired the 149-year-old brand from the Barratts Priceless Group, which fell into administration last month. It aims to relaunch the Dolcis brand with its debut collection for spring/summer 2013, which...

Fashion

Dolcis fined for faulty heel

Footwear retailer Dolcis has been found guilty of selling a stiletto with a faulty heel, causing injuries to its wearer. A customer who bought the pair of shoes for £35 found herself with a snapped heel and in hospital with a broken ankle the first time she wore the strappy high-heeled sandal. Although the case took three years to settle, Dolcis...

Fashion

Dolcis up for sale

Dolcis, the footwear retailer, is set to change hands after its owner, the quoted fashion group Alexon, decided to offload the loss-making chain. Alexon has hired Hawkpoint, the corporate-finance boutique, to oversee the sale of Dolcis, which operates from 67 stand-alone stores in Britain and almost 150 concessions. An information memorandum...