
The number of fashion-focused shops on premier shopping thoroughfare Oxford Street looks like falling even further with news that IKEA is likely to take over the former Topshop flagship, in a key Oxford Circus position.
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The number of fashion-focused shops on premier shopping thoroughfare Oxford Street looks like falling even further with news that IKEA is likely to take over the former Topshop flagship, in a key Oxford Circus position.
Jigsaw is the target of a potential £27 million takeover bid. The women’s fashion retailer, owned by parent company Robinson Webster, has received the indicative offer from little-known investor Henrik Madsen.
The former boss of M&S and Arcadia could become chairman of Asda under its new owners with Stuart Rose — now Lord Rose of Monewden — reportedly having been lined up for the role.
City Chic Collective has continued its acquisition spree, buying Germany-based Navabi, the plus-size label that’s sold in its domestic market as well as in the UK and France.
Taxpayers will take a major hit following the demise of the Arcadia Group, the UK fashion group that fell into administration last year. And just £30 million will be shared by heavily-out-of-pocket unsecured creditors.
ASOS has formed a North American joint venture with US-based multi-channel retailer Nordstrom, which will take a minority interest in the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands "to help drive their growth”.
Boohoo is continuing to ramp up its support for a basket of acquired brands and has named a new fashion director for the Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis and Warehouse labels it bought in recent years.
Nottingham’s Victoria Centre has announced a number of new tenants that have already opened or will join the former Intu-controlled mall in the months ahead.
It had all the makings of a headline-grabbing takeover, but Frasers Group buying Hugo Boss has turned out to be nothing more than pure speculation for now.
While the big news around the Arcadia sell-off was all about the sale of its star brands, a number of assets remain and those interested in buying the final intellectual property assets don’t have long to make an offer.