After Next's Reiss stake buy and option to take full control, it has ambitious plans to transform its business model and leverage its £2bn online business to become a third-party powerhouse.
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![]( "Next aims to be 'Ocado of fashion' as it grows third-party offer, launches Laura Ashley new designs")
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![]( "Retailer French Connection seeks buyout offers as suitor backs out")
Retailer French Connection seeks buyout offers as suitor backs outFrench Connection said on Tuesday it was mulling a sale and sought potential suitors as Spotlight Brands and Gordon Brothers backed out from making an offer to buy the struggling British fashion retailer.
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![]( "Arcadia staff still in dark over jobs, but prospects look bleak")
Arcadia staff still in dark over jobs, but prospects look bleakThe sale of four Arcadia brands to ASOS on Monday was no surprise. But what was a surprise was that no mention whatsoever was made of the future of store jobs at the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT businesses.
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![]( "Next and US partner seen as most likely to win Arcadia - reports")
Next and US partner seen as most likely to win Arcadia - reportsFast-expanding retailer Next and its US partner Davidson Kempner are being widely touted as the frontrunners to buy failed Arcadia out of administration.
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![]( "Next strikes another brand deal to bring Laura Ashley back to high street")
Next strikes another brand deal to bring Laura Ashley back to high streetThe Laura Ashley banner is set to return to the UK high street next year in a surprise new partnership with Next. But before its fashion followers raise a cheer, the deal doesn’t include the brand’s clothing.
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![]( "More than 10% of British shops vacant, survey shows")
More than 10% of British shops vacant, survey showsMore than one-in-ten British shops now stand empty, reflecting recent widespread closures which are partly the result of the coronavirus crisis, a report on Thursday showed.
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![]( "Extra administrator to scrutinise Laura Ashley pre-collapse finances")
Extra administrator to scrutinise Laura Ashley pre-collapse financesThe circumstances surrounding the collapse of Laura Ashley in March will be under even closer scrutiny with the appointment of a second administrator to look at the financial situation of the company before its failure.
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![]( "Poundland to open more Pep&Co shop-in-shops")
Poundland to open more Pep&Co shop-in-shopsWarnings that the UK retail environment will remain challenging during the rest of the year may deter many large chains from investing in bricks-and-mortar but Poundland is planning to open six new Pep&Co shop-in-shops.
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![]( "24,000 UK high street jobs have been cut this year")
24,000 UK high street jobs have been cut this yearHigh street retailers have axed more than 24,000 jobs this year amid fears that Covid-19 will fundamentally change the way Britons shop.
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![]( "Fears mount over Laura Ashley's UK future as CEO exits")
Fears mount over Laura Ashley's UK future as CEO exitsKatharine Poulter, the chief executive officer of ailing fashion retailer Laura Ashley, has left the company as part of the latest round of jobs cuts.