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Boohoo buys Arcadia brands to complete Arcadia break-up

British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands from the administrators of Arcadia for £25.2m, completing the break-up of Philip Green's fallen empire.

Business • 08 Feb 21

The Arcadia empire fell into administration in November owing creditors hundreds of millions of pounds and threatening over 13,000 jobs

ASOS buys prized Arcadia brands for £265m

ASOS has bought the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands from the administrators of Philip Green's collapsed Arcadia group for £265m, the British online fashion retailer said today.

Business • 01 Feb 21

Boohoo confirms 'exclusive talks' with the administrators of Arcadia group over the purchase of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands

Boohoo in talks with Arcadia administrators

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has confirmed today that it was in exclusive talks with the administrators of Philip Green's collapsed Arcadia group over the purchase of the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands.

Business • 29 Jan 21

Boohoo and ASOS have moved to buy brands from collapsed retail giants, including Arcadia - which owns Topshop

What does Debenhams &Topshop deals mean for retailers?

Two of the UK's largest online retailers, Boohoo and ASOS, have moved to buy brands from collapsed retail giants in deals underlining how the pandemic has accelerated dramatic shifts in the retail sector.

Business • 25 Jan 21

It had been hoped that jobs in the 14 Irish-based stores and other concessions could be saved if they were sold as part of the UK rescue operation

490 Arcadia jobs in Ireland still under threat

490 Irish-based retail jobs in companies including Topshop remain in serious jeopardy after fashion retailer Next withdrew from negotiations to purchase the collapsed Arcadia Group.

Business • 22 Jan 21

The Arcadia group, which employs around 13,000 people and 444 UK stores, collapsed into administration in December

Next consortium in the frame as Arcadia bids come in

Retailer giant Next is among a host of retail giants aiming to take control of Arcadia as the deadline approaches to snap up the troubled Topshop owner.

Business • 18 Jan 21

Philip Green owns the collapsed Arcadia fashion empire

Arcadia administrators find buyer for Evans brand

Deloitte, the administrators of collapsed British fashion group Arcadia Group, said today it has agreed the sale of its Evans brand, e-commerce and wholesale business to City Chic Collective Limited for £23m.

Business • 21 Dec 20

Next is in talks with US investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management for a joint bid to gain control of Arcadia, reports say

Next, US investor in talks on bid for Arcadia - report

Fashion retailer Next is in talks with American investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management for a joint bid to gain control of Arcadia fashion group, which collapsed into administration last month, Sky News reported today.

Business • 18 Dec 20

Frasers raises 2021 forecast after strong first-half

Mike Ashley's British sportswear group Frasers has reported a 25% rise in first-half core earnings and raised the lower end of its annual forecast, boosted by online sales and store re-openings after coronavirus-led lockdowns.

Business • 10 Dec 20

Debenhams' administrators FRP Advisory said the decision to wind-down it down followed the failure to find a buyer for the department store chain

UK department store retailer Debenhams to be liquidated

British department store group Debenhams is set to close all its UK shops after 242 years in business, putting 12,000 jobs at risk in the UK's second major corporate failure in as many days.

Business • 01 Dec 20

The collapse of Philip Green's Arcadia fashion empire into administration looks set to bring an inglorious end to a remarkable, and controversial, career

The fall of the king of the high street

The collapse of British businessman Philip Green's Arcadia fashion empire into administration yesterday looks set to bring an inglorious end to a remarkable, and controversial, career.

Business • 01 Dec 20

Arcadia said it is 'working on a number of contingency options' after reports it is days away from collapse

Arcadia retail empire nears collapse - reports

The Arcadia retail group has said it is working on "contingency options to secure the future of the group's brands" after reports it will collapse into administration within days, with 15,000 jobs at risk.

Business • 27 Nov 20

Philip Green said 'many more landlords' had voted in favour of the Arcadia plan than opposed it

Green says Arcadia did not come close to collapse

Philip Green has rejected suggestions that his Arcadia retail empire came close to collapse before a restructuring plan was clinched with regulators and landlords.

Business • 13 Jun 19

Philip Green's Arcadia group is facing a make-or-break vote today

Creditors of Topshop owner Arcadia back rescue plan

Sir Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire has scraped through plans to close stores after a knife-edge vote received the backing of landlords.

Business • 12 Jun 19

Six stores here are earmarked for closure under the group rescue plan

Arcadia creditors meeting adjourned

The future of six stores here that are part of the Arcadia fashion group and which are earmarked for closure remains uncertain this evening after a creditors meeting in the UK was adjourned.

Business • 05 Jun 19