Boohoo
This coverage tracks Boohoo’s position and performance in the UK fashion retail market, focusing on financial results, leadership moves, sustainability initiatives, marketing and expansion strategy. With analysis tailored to brand managers, retail executives and strategists, the reporting examines how Boohoo navigates fast-fashion challenges and compliance demands to maintain competitiveness.
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Mar- 2021 -5 MarchOnline & Digital
MPs call on Boohoo to link bonuses to workers’ rights
Boohoo’s chairman, Mahmud Kamani has once again been called on by MPs to improve working conditions for its employees and operate in a more environmentally sustainable manner. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has written to Kamani urging for the head to link its bonus scheme for senior executives -which is worth…
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4 MarchComment
Integrating Arcadia’s brands into ASOS and Boohoo: Three key steps
Retail is rife with change thanks to the impact of Covid19 on the sector. Unfortunately, in recent months we’ve seen many retailers go into administration or become acquired. One notable example is Arcadia Group. Boohoo recently acquired its Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands – and ASOS acquired Topshop,…
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Feb- 2021 -15 FebruaryAdvice
How to put customers at the centre with Google Shopping automation
It is impossible to discuss retail without assessing the impact of Covid-19. The pandemic has sparked profound change across society, with lockdown measures rapidly changing consumer behaviour and forcing retailers to adapt in order to survive. Much of this change stems from the acceleration towards ecommerce. Data from the ONS…
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15 FebruaryHigh Street
Arcadia asset sale gives pension holders new hope
Workers who were saving pensions at Sir Phillip Green’s Arcadia Group have reportedly been told that their savings can be recovered following the sale of property assets at the collapsed company. According to The Guardian, trustees of the Arcadia pension scheme have secured £173m to help fund their retirement through…
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12 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Boohoo seeks larger London office following acquisition spree
Online fashion retailer Boohoo is reportedly seeking a larger London office following its recent acquisition spree that saw its purchases of a number of Arcadia brands and the Debenhams brand. According to the Evening Standard, Boohoo is looking to upgrade from its current London office in Euston Tower to a…
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10 FebruaryComment
Has the pandemic driven a permanent shift in consumer behaviour?
New Era If anyone was in any doubt about the future of retail, the purchase of Debenhams by Boohoo has surely sealed the deal. When an online-only retailer can snap up one of the UK’s high street stalwarts – and refuse to take either the physical stores or the warehouse…
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10 FebruaryHigh Street
Arcadia employees press for legal action
Law firm Simpson Millar has been contacted by over 30 former Arcadia employees looking to press legal action against the retailer after their jobs were lost through the nature of the group’s takeover. Last week saw Asos snap up Topshop, Topman, and Miss Selfridge for £265m, while online retailer Boohoo…
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9 FebruaryCoronavirus Featured Content
How the fashion industry can survive and thrive post-lockdown
Back when the effects of the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, everyone seemed to expect the worst for both physical and online retail. Fast forward to 2021 and initial predictions for online retail could not have been more wrong. Propelled primarily by a surge in demand for makeup…
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8 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Boohoo snaps up remaining Arcadia brands
Boohoo has confirmed that it has acquired the remaining brands from fallen retail empire Arcadia, in a move that will see the Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands added to the online retailer’s portfolio. Following a £25.2m transaction, the group will acquire all of the e-commerce and digital assets of…
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8 February
Sunak mulls ‘Amazon Tax’ to help with UK debts
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is allegedly considering a double tax raid on online retailers such as Amazon who profited during the pandemic. According to The Sunday Times, leaked emails show that Treasury officials have already called for tech firms and retailers to meet this month ahead of the March budget to…
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