Philip Green
This coverage examines Philip Green’s role, influence, and decisions within the UK retail industry. Reporting includes analysis of leadership actions, business strategies, corporate governance, and the impact of his stewardship on high street brands and the wider retail landscape. Relevant for professionals interested in executive leadership, corporate restructuring, and retail legacy narratives.
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyGovernment
Inquiry into BHS directors could be reopened
The inquiry into the former directors of BHS could be reopened following the discovery of new information by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Retail Sector has learned. The chief executive of the Insolvency Service Sarah Albon, requested more information from the FRC regarding the conduct of the retailer’s directors. The…
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2 JulyDepartment Stores
Philip Green’s company fails to block BHS audit report
The parent company of Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire, Taveta Investments, has failed to impose an injunction on the publication of BHS’ audit reports. It was seeking an interim injunction before a judicial review of the report, but the High Court ruled in favour of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)…
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Jun- 2018 -21 JuneClothing & Shoes
Sir Philip Green seeks judicial review as PwC court battle kicks off
The former owner of BHS and current Topshop and Arcadia owner, Sir Philip Green, has requested a judicial review of the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) report into PwC’s handling of the retailer’s audit shortly after collapsed. As the hearing into the report prepares to be taken to the High Court…
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1 JunePeople Moves
Pension Regulator’s Lesley Titcomb to step down
The chief executive of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), Lesley Titcomb, is to step down at the end of her contract this February, it has been announced. Titcomb has been the head of the watchdog for the past four years and in that time has used anti-avoidance laws to force companies…
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May- 2018 -24 MayClothing & Shoes
Philip Green’s Arcadia records £10.9m loss
Topshop owner Arcadia Group – Philip Green’s retail empire – has recorded a loss of £10.9m in the year up to August 2017, starkly contrasting with last year when it profits were £59.4m. Accounts filed at Companies House showed the group also saw a 6% drop in sales down to…
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Apr- 2018 -9 AprilGovernment
Dominic Chappell to sue Philip Green
Former British Home Stores (BHS) owner Dominic Chappell said he plans to sue retail magnate Philip Green and contest a proposed boardroom ban by the Insolvency Service, in order to repair his “tarnished reputation”. On 28 March the Insolvency Service disqualified Chappel from running or controlling any company for up…
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Mar- 2018 -28 MarchGovernment
Dominic Chappell banned from company directorship for 15 years
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been disqualified from running or controlling any company for up to 15 years. A spokesperson for the Insolvency Service said: “We can confirm the Insolvency Service has written to Dominic Chappell and three other former directors of BHS and connected companies informing them that…
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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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23 FebruaryDepartment Stores
Dominic Chappell faces sentencing over pension investigation
The one-time BHS owner who purchased the ailing chain from Philip Green for a tiny sum before its collapse, Dominic Chappell, is expected to be sentenced in court today. He is accused of failing to provide information about the company’s pension scheme after it went into administration in 2016. Chappell…
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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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