Topshop
This coverage explores Topshop’s performance and strategy within the UK retail market, focusing on brand repositioning, product lines, store operations, online presence, and leadership decisions. Reporting provides insight into how Topshop responds to evolving consumer trends, competitive pressures, and market shifts — offering valuable context for executives, managers, and professionals in fashion, branding, and retail operations.
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Nov- 2021 -15 NovemberDepartment Stores
Thai company eyes Selfridges buyout
Central Group, a Thai-based company which owns Rinascente, the Italian department store, is reportedly considering entering a multi-billion pound takeover bid for Selfridges, according to Sky News. The group, which is controlled by the Chirathivat family, is said to be one amongst a “number of parties” which have expressed an…
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10 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Asos to detail growth plans following Beighton departure
Asos is set to detail plans on how it will deliver on its recently announced medium-term targets to analysts and investors at its Capital Markets Day later today (10 November). Asos said it will reveal how it aims to build on its performance over the longer-term, and “provide greater detail…
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Oct- 2021 -27 OctoberProperty
Ikea to open in former Topshop Oxford Street site
A new Ikea store is set to open its doors in the heart of London with a new location at Topshop’s former Oxford Street site. The new store is planned to open in autumn 2023, and will have a focus on home-furnishing accessories, with a full range available to buy…
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11 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Asos CEO steps down amid profit warning
Asos has announced that Nick Beighton will step down as CEO of the business after 12 years, as the group warned that ongoing supply chain issues may hit its profit in FY22. In a series of changes to the board, Mat Dunn, currently CFO, will take on the additional role…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberFeatures
Have we reached a ‘peak’ in e-commerce M&A?
It has been mentioned time and again, the e-commerce boom has been led by Covid-19. The past 18 months have undoubtedly seen a myriad of digital retailers expand exponentially. M&A interest within the sector has also swelled to unseen levels. Yet, is this spike sustainable? Will e-commerce firms continue to…
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Aug- 2021 -18 AugustAdvice
In-store retail is due for a comeback: how to succeed in the post-vax reopening
Bricks and mortar retail has had a difficult year, and while the situation is improving as vaccines roll out, it’s clear that business as usual is still a long way off. The sector is still reeling from the impact of the Covid crisis, and retailers of every size have been…
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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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12 JulyOnline & Digital
Nordstrom acquires minority stake in Topshop brands
ASOS has formed a joint-venture with Nordstrom, which will see the US department store chain invest in a minority interest of the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands. The UK online fashion retailer, which acquired the brands earlier this year, said the move will “help drive the growth” of…
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7 JulyClothing & Shoes
Boohoo owned Karen Millen secures new fashion director
Online retail group Boohoo, has appointed Lizzie Dawson as the latest fashion director for Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis and Warehouse. Prior to her move to Boohoo, Dawson worked at Topshop and Topman between November 2020 and February 2021 as a creative consultant. The group previously acquired the online businesses of…
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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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