DCS Europe explained

DCS Group (UK) Ltd
Foundation:	1994
Founder:	Denys C. Shortt OBE
Key People:	Denys C. Shortt OBE
Num Employees:	320
Homepage:	dcsgroup.com

DCS Group (UK) Ltd (formerly DCS Europe plc) is a seller and distributor of health, beauty and household brands working through a number of subsidiary companies and based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.^{[1] [2]} The DCS in the name is Denys C. Shortt OBE, who founded the company in 1994.^[3] The business had an annual turnover of over £149 million in 2012.

History

The business reportedly had sales of £185.6 million in 2015.^[4]

DCS Group UK Ltd has its own brands of beauty products, Enliven and Natural Elements. The brands are exported to 70 countries worldwide.^[5]

In 2012, export sales fell from £16 million to £13.5 million.^[6]

In 2016 DCS was named as a Sunday Times TopTrack 250 Company for the second year running.

DCS companies

• DCS Group Holdings
• DCS Inc
• DCS Central
• DCS Export
• DCS Manufacturing
• DCS Repacking
• DCS High Street Discount
• Poundzone
• Enliven
• DCS Category Management

References

6. Forbes article : http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20131109173146/http://www.forbes.com/sites/ey/2013/11/08/5%2Dgrowth%2Dstrategies%2Dfrom%2Dhealth%2Dand%2Dbeauty%2Ddistributor/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denys Shortt named chair of new Coventry and Warwickshire LEP. January 13, 2011. Birmingham Post.
2. Web site: Hard times reduce links in supply chains. January 13, 2011. Financial Times.
3. Web site: DCS Europe PLC - Company Profile and News. 2020-12-30. Bloomberg.com. en.
4. Web site: DCS Group (UK) - Fast Track . www.fasttrack.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020012448/http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/company_profile/dcs-group-uk-4 . 2016-10-20.
5. Web site: Stratford's Denys Shortt branded one of the UK's great entrepreneurs after OBE. February 4, 2013. Coventry Telegraph.
6. Web site: DCS Europe exports hit by turmoil in Middle East. The Grocer. February 4, 2013.