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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Feb- 2021 -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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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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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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2 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi looks to onboard redundant Arcadia and Debenhams staff
Aldi is calling for those affected by the fall of the Arcadia and Debenhams retail empires to apply for a position in its store as it aims to create 4,000 jobs across Britain this year. The discount supermarket, which has over 900 UK sites said that it would very much…
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1 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Asos acquires Topshop and Miss Selfridge for £265m
Asos has confirmed it has acquired the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands for a total of £265m, following mass speculation that the Arcadia brands would be snapped up by the online retailer. The group said the acquisition marks a “compelling strategic opportunity” in support of its aim to…
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Jan- 2021 -29 JanuaryM&A
Boohoo confirms exclusive Arcadia talks
Just days after Boohoo confirmed the acquisition of Debenhams, the online retailer has announced it is in exclusive talks with Arcadia to purchase three of the collapsed group’s brands. In a short statement Boohoo said it was exclusive discussions with the administrators of Arcadia over the acquisition of the Dorothy…
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27 JanuaryHigh Street
Arcadia collapsed owing creditors £750m
Philip Green’s retail empire, Arcadia, reportedly fell into administration while owing its creditors £750m. The debts, first reported by the Telegraph, largely comprised Topshop’s gross liabilities of over £550m, with Outfit also owing £80m. The figure, which is believed to exclude the group’s unsecured debt to HMRC surrounding its retirement…
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27 JanuaryHigh Street
Paperchase rescued in pre-pack Permira deal
The majority of Paperchase stores are reportedly set to be rescued in a pre-pack deal that is poised to save around 1,000 jobs. According to Sky News, the rescue deal will be led by private equity giant Permira, with a deal expected to be agreed later today (27 January). Permira,…
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26 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
JD Sports mulls £400m share placing
JD Sports Fashion is reportedly eyeing up an equity sale of around £400m as it “eyes further opportunities” to expand across the globe. According to Sky News, the group’s board is considering launching the placing as early as this week, with insiders stating that the amount will be “in the…
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25 JanuaryM&A
Asos joins the Topshop race
Asos has emerged as a contender to acquire Topshop, just days after highstreet retailer Next was forced to pull out of the race. In an update to the London Stock Exchange, the digital fashion retailer confirmed that it was in “exclusive talks” with Arcadia administrators to purchase the Topshop, Topman,…
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