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Asos completes Topshop and Topman sale

British e-tailer Asos has announced the completion of its sale of the Topshop and Topman brands to Heartland A/S as part of a joint venture with the holding company. The Danish firm, via its subsidiary Aktieselskabet AF 24.8.2024, now holds a 75 percent interest in the joint venture, with Asos Holdings Limited retaining the remaining 25 percent....

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Asos sells majority stake in Topshop and Topman

Online retailer Asos has sold a majority stake in Topshop and Topman in a new joint venture deal with Heartland, the holding company representing the interests of the Holch Povlsen family and their family business Bestseller. The joint venture will grant Asos “certain design and distribution rights” for the Topshop and Topman brands in return...

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Shein reportedly among Topshop bidders

Chinese fashion giant Shein is understood to have formally entered the race to potentially takeover Topshop just one week on from its acquisition of fast fashion rival Missguided. Speculation surrounding Asos’ offloading of Topshop had begun circulating towards the end of October, with a report by Sky News alleging that such a move would...

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Asos reveals rejuvenated visual identity for Topshop and Topman

Since its acquisition of Arcadia-owned labels in 2021, online retailer Asos has set out on expanding and rejuvenating the brands for its own platform and shoppers. Now, the company has revealed a new visual identity for both Topshop and Topman, which will be featured on the brands’ standalone digital shop fronts on the retailer’s website. It...

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Topshop founder Ralph Halpern dies, age 83

The creator of Topshop Ralph Halpern has died at the age of 83, according to reports. The high street tycoon was the chief executive of menswear retailer Burton Group from the late 1970s to early 1990s. During this time, he was involved in the establishment of Topshop, which went on to become a notable womenswear chain throughout the 1990s and...

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Asos cuts profit outlook

Asos reported quarterly sales growth of 4 percent in the three months ended 31 May against a prior comparative growth rate of 47 percent reflecting P3 gross sales growth broadly in line with expectations. The company has updated guidance for the year to reflect uncertain consumer purchasing behaviour and the potential continuation of higher...

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Ikea buys former Topshop flagship in London's Oxford Circus

Once a not-to-be-missed fashion destination smack in the middle of London’s Oxford Circus, the former Topshop flagship has been sold to Ikea, the famed purveyors of inexpensive, flatpack furniture. The new owner’s wares are far removed from that of trend-led Topshop, once the empire of the high street with its seven sprawling floors offering the...

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Asos acquires Arcadia labels for 265 million pounds

British online retailer Asos has announced the acquisition of Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands for 265 million pounds. The company said that the transaction is fully cash funded from existing cash reserves. Additionally, Asos will purchase 30 million pounds of stock upfront to support initial trading before these brands are...

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Arcadia collapsed with 750 million pounds of debt

Arcadia Group, which called in administrators from Deloitte at the end of November, was reportedly sitting on a 750 million pound pile of debt when it collapsed. Reports prepared by Deloitte and seen by The Telegraph reveal Topshop and Topman failed with gross liabilities of more than 550 million pounds. Meanwhile, multi-brand discount chain...

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Asos may keep Topshop's Oxford Circus flagship if acquisition goes ahead

British e-tail giant Asos could reportedly retain Topshop’s flagship store on Oxford Circus if it goes ahead with an acquisition of the brand. The three-storey building has been a retail icon since opening back in 1994, living through the great rise, and then subsequent fall, of the brand’s owner, Arcadia. Chiefs at Asos, which this week...

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Asos in ‘exclusive talks’ to snap up Topshop, other Arcadia brands

Asos has confirmed it has joined the race to acquire brands from collapsed retail empire Arcadia. The British e-tailer said Monday it has entered exclusive talks with the administrators of Arcadia over the acquisition of the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands. Rival British Fashion retailer Next, which was earlier thought to be the...

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Next pulls out of race to buy Topshop

Next, which was thought to be the frontrunner in a race to acquire assets from the collapsed Arcadia Group, has reportedly pulled out of the bidding. A consortium comprising Next and US investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management were teaming up on a potential offer, but has now withdrawn, Sky News reports. A Next spokesman told Sky...