Debenhams and Arcadia should never have hit Covid iceberg

Don’t let anyone tell you that the collapsed high street giants Debenhams and Arcadia would have been fine and dandy if it were not for this dreaded pandemic.  Yes, both firms were toppled by a freak event in the end, one which no one could have predicted.  But just like when the Titanic hit an … Read more

Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia Group appears in court accused of allowing death of boy

The troubled Arcadia Group and Topshop/Topman appeared before a judge today accused of allowing the death of a 10-year-old boy in one of their stores through unsafe practices. The court heard how the retail empire owned by Sir Philip Green and its child company, which plunged into administration at the end of last month, could … Read more

Primark is latest to enter race to buy Arcadia

Primark is latest to enter race to buy brands left behind by collapse of Arcadia By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 December 2020 Primark is the latest to enter the race to buy brands left behind by the collapse of Arcadia.  Its owner, … Read more

US giants size up bid for Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia

US giants size up bid for Topshop empire: Juicy Couture owner and a host of private equity titans battle for Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Authentic Brands is understood to be among the interested parties  Around 30 to 40 potential buyers are believed to have shown initial interest  By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more

Arcadia collapse: Gift cards only accepted as half of any purchase

TopShop and other Arcadia stores will only now accept gift cards as half of any purchase as group goes into administration with 13,000 workers facing the axe TopShop and other Arcadia stores stopped accepting gift cards online  Even when used in stores they can only cover half the cost of a purchase Administrators are not … Read more

TopShop and other Arcadia stores will only now accept gift cards as half of any purchase

TopShop and other Arcadia stores will only now accept gift cards as half of any purchase as group goes into administration with 13,000 workers facing the axe TopShop and other Arcadia stores stopped accepting gift cards online  Even when used in stores they can only cover half the cost of a purchase Administrators are not … Read more

Ed Miliband: Sir Philip Green must cover Arcadia pension shortfall

Ed Miliband today told Sir Philip Green he ‘owes a moral responsibility’ to Arcadia Group workers to cover a shortfall in the company’s pension scheme after the firm collapsed into administration.  Some 13,000 staff working across Arcadia brands which include Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, now face an anxious wait, with Deloitte brought in to handle … Read more

Rivals circle ruins of Arcadia after collapse

The hunt is on for buyers of the bombed-out brands left behind after Sir Philip Green’s retail empire went bust. Arcadia, which owns Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins, crashed into administration on Monday putting 13,000 jobs at risk. Administrators at Deloitte are searching for buyers to save the brands, and the flagship Topshop … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND analyses the fallout as Debenhams and Arcadia go to the wall 

This is, without a doubt, the bleakest moment on Britain’s high streets since the Second World War. Only the demise of Woolworths, in the financial crisis of 2008, comes anywhere near to the tragedy this week as two of the biggest names in British retail have been brought to their knees. Once the grande dame … Read more

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group goes into administration with 13,000 jobs on the line

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia group goes into administration with 13,000 jobs at brands including TopShop and Burton on the line  By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 20:09 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 20:09 GMT, 30 November 2020 Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire has fallen into administration with 13,000 jobs at risk, administrators have … Read more