Arcadia Group

This week on the BoF Podcast, retail veteran and former Topshop brand director Jane Shepherdson and BoF senior editorial associate Tamison O’Connor break down Topshop’s rise and fall and what comes next for the British high street.

Asos just spent over $400 million to acquire the legacy high street brand, boosting the online retailer’s place in the race to dominate the surging e-commerce market.

The e-commerce company also acquired the Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands from failed retailer Arcadia Group.

In The Week Ahead, we examine Nordstrom’s plans for 2021, the final rounds of bidding for Topshop and other Arcadia brands, plus a new documentary about the artificial world of influencers.

Boohoo Group has bought ailing department store Debenhams, while Asos confirmed it is in talks to acquire Topshop. Why are new digital players targeting fading high street labels?