Arcadia
This coverage examines the rise and collapse of the Arcadia Group and its impact on the UK retail landscape. Reporting focuses on the company’s store portfolio, brand management (including Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and more), pivotal business decisions, administration process, and asset sales. Insight is tailored for retail executives, managers, and advisers seeking lessons in legacy brand management, crisis response, and evolving high‑street dynamics.
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May- 2018 -16 MayHigh Street
Arcadia’s profits plummet by 42%
Arcadia Group’s parent company Taveta Investments has reported a 42% drop in the company’s profit for the year to 26 August 2017. The group – which owns high street chains Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge – made £124.1m in profits before goodwill, amortisation and exceptional items. Total sales fell…
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2 MayClothing & Shoes
Clothing retailers ban mohair following PETA investigation
Clothing retailers Arcadia Group, H&M and Inditex have banned the use of mohair in their products following a PETA investigation that found workers in farms mutilating and slowly killing goats. The animal charity believes that events at the farms are “violations” of South Africa’s Animal Protection Act, 1962. Yvonne Taylor,…
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Feb- 2018 -26 FebruaryHigh Street
Leaked email reveals Philip Green ‘asked HSBC to find Arcadia buyer’
A newly leaked email suggests that Philip Green enlisted the help of HSBC to find a buyer for the Arcadia Group, despite his claims to the contrary last week. According to reports Green met with the banking giants managing director David Barraclough and UK chief executive Ian Stuart back in…
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20 FebruaryHigh Street
Philip Green says Arcadia sale rumours are ‘totally false’
Sir Philip Green and board members at the Arcadia Group have denied reports of being in negotiations to sell the company to a Chinese firm. Reports on February 18 claimed that Green was looking to sell parts of, if not all of, his retail conglomerate which owns Topshop, Miss Selfridge,…
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19 FebruaryHigh Street
Philip Green considers selling Arcadia to Chinese firm
British retail magnate Sir Philip Green is reportedly in talks to sell part of the Arcadia Group to a Chinese textiles giant. Reports said that Chinese firm Shandong Ruyi has already held negotiations and looked over the books of the retail conglomerate, which owns Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton and Dorothy…
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Jan- 2018 -15 JanuaryDepartment Stores
BHS.com continues online revival with sales increase
BHS.com, the online-only reincarnation of collapsed department store chain BHS, has seen a 43% increase in sales for the final quarter of 2017. The increase was boosted by strong performances in its home accessories, lighting and women’s sleepwear divisions, which saw sales increase by 43%, 57% and 107% respectively. The…
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