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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Aug- 2022 -9 AugustClothing & Shoes
Arcadia trustees near closing £1bn pensions deal
Arcadia’s pension trustees are reportedly close to securing a £1bn deal that will see them receive the retirement schemes promised by the group prior to its collapse, Sky News has reported. The trustees were said to be in “detailed” talks with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) about a deal to insure…
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Apr- 2022 -14 AprilPeople Moves
N Brown names new group buying director
N Brown Group plc, the fashion and homeware digital retailer, has announced the appointment of Sara Bradley as the group’s new buying director, effective 27 April 2022, and she will report into Sarah Welsh, chief executive officer (CEO) of retail. In her new role, Bradley will focus on continuing to…
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Mar- 2022 -3 MarchComment
Why buying into digital transformation makes good business sense for retailers
It’s an understatement to say that COVID-19 – and the restrictions imposed on businesses as a result of it – have triggered change within the retail sector. Over 15,000 shops and 188,000 retail jobs were lost in the first twelve months of the pandemic, and 2020 has since been confirmed…
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Nov- 2021 -25 NovemberPeople Moves
Asda unveils new board appointments
Asda has appointed Lord Rose as its new chairman and Dame Alison Carnwath as non-executive director, with both appointments taking effect from 1 December. Rose is currently chairman of Zenith Automotive and the EG Group. Previously, he was CEO and executive chairman of Marks and Spencer, and he has also…
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Sep- 2021 -14 SeptemberAdvice
Embracing Google Shopping and omnichannel strategies post-lockdown
The relaxation of restrictions on June 21 – or as it has become known in the media, ‘Freedom Day’ – was meant to be a return to normality. For brick and mortar retailers especially, this represented a chance for them to increase sales and recoup losses endured during lockdown. However,…
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Jul- 2021 -14 JulyHigh Street
Administrators appointed to wind up Arcadia Group
Mazars has been appointed as liquidators of Philip Green’s collapsed retail empire Arcadia Group -with the group looking to “repay key creditors”, including HMRC. Arcadia, which operated numerous high-street brands across the UK and globally, including Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, fell into administration towards the end of last year,…
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Jun- 2021 -25 JuneClothing & Shoes
Asos to slash roles at Topshop
Asos is set to make a series of redundancies across the Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge brands, Drapers has revealed. The redundancies are reportedly set to affect around 38 employees across senior buying, established buying, design and merchandising. Sources told Drapers that the brand’s employees were informed of the plan…
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May- 2021 -21 MayAnalysis
Customer experience differentiation is at the core of retail innovation
The rise of DTC, net-zero commerce, hyper-local shopping, dark stores, same-day (if not, same-15-minutes) delivery, and brand drops mark the point of no return for mainstream retailers. Over the past decade, retail has somewhat sleepwalked into paradigm shifts that are shaping the modern world. The fall of Arcadia Group is…
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19 MayAnalysis
The Great Covid Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?
A year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online is set to revert to “the new normal”. Yes, the Covid pandemic accelerated the shift to online; but is the future of retail really digital only? While in the short to medium term, there will remain…
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10 MayHigh Street
Ikea eyes Topshop’s former Oxford Street flagship
Ikea has reportedly held advanced talks to take over the former Topshop flagship store Oxford Street as part of a strategy to expand into city centres, This is Money has reported. According to reports, the furniture giant previously considered moving into other buildings on Oxford Street, including the former BHS,…
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