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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Jan- 2021 -22 JanuaryM&A
Next pulls out of Arcadia race
Next has allegedly withdrawn from the race to acquire Arcadia Group, after the store was unable to meet the price tag for Topshop and Topman. According to The Times, Topshop, which is one of Acardia’s most coveted brands, was said to be valued between £250m and £300m – a sum…
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20 JanuaryHigh Street
Arcadia to close 31 stores, 700 jobs lost
Arcadia, Sir Phillip Green’s retail empire, is set to close another 31 stores after going into administration in November, which will reportedly result in the loss of 700 jobs. The latest round of closures, which was first reported by The Times, will include the closure of all 21 of the…
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18 JanuaryHigh Street
Next in the lead for Arcadia Group
High street retailer Next is allegedly the lead bidder in the race to buy Arcadia Group out of administration, The Sunday Times reports. Next, which is headed by Simon Wolfson, is said to be bidding for the group with US hedge fund Davidson Kempner. However, the pair face competition from…
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4 JanuaryHigh Street
Arcadia to offload flagship Topshop store
Arcadia Group has announced that Eastdil and Savills have been hired to oversee the sale of retail chain Topshop’s flagship store in central London. According to Sky News, Eastdil will reportedly handle the sale strategy for the building, whilst Savills will advise on future leasing options. It comes after the…
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Dec- 2020 -11 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Administrators place £200m price tag on Topshop
Administrators for Arcadia are reportedly seeking a price tag of £200m for the firm’s Topshop brand and are looking to agree a deal before Christmas. According to The Guardian, administrators Deloitte are expecting to receive initial bids for the brand by the end of next week (18 December). Online retailer…
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Nov- 2020 -30 NovemberComment
Arcadia Collapse: What went wrong?
Once a titan of UK retail, the collapse of Arcadia 10 years ago would have come as a shock to everyone on the high street, whereas in 2020, the road to its demise has been mapped for some time and has now finally reached its end – with its rivals…
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30 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Frasers Group offers £50m to Arcadia Group
Frasers Group has confirmed that it has offered Arcadia Group a rescue loan of up to £50m, amid news that Sir Philip Green’s empire is on the brink of collapse. The retail group may reportedly decline the offer, however, as a senior Arcadia Group source told the BBC: “If this…
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27 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Arcadia ‘could collapse’ next week
Sir Phillp Green’s retail empire Arcadia is reportedly on the verge of collapse, placing around 15,000 jobs at risk. According to Sky News, the retail group, which owns Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, could be set to appoint administrators from as early as next week. An insider told Sky that…
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16 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Arcadia Group enters ‘urgent’ borrowing talks
Arcadia Group, the parent company of Topshop, has reportedly entered “urgent” borrowing talks in a bid to secure funding and “aid its survival prospects”. According to Sky News, the group, owned by Sir Philip Green, has sought several potential lenders in its efforts to borrow around £30m to support the…
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Sep- 2020 -14 SeptemberHigh Street
Arcadia Group ‘extremely sorry’ amid notice pay U-turn
Arcadia Group has agreed to pay the full salaries of head office staff facing redundancy, after backtracking on its initial plan to pay staff their furloughed salaries. Arcadia, whose high street brands include Topman, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins, initially planned to pay head office staff 50% of their notice pay,…
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