Arcadia Group
Summary
The Arcadia Group Limited (formerly the Arcadia Group PLC and the Burton Group PLC) is a British retail company that owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, and Wallis, and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains. The group has more than 2,500 outlets in the UK, concessions in UK department stores such as Debenhams, Selfridges and House of Fraser, as well as several hundred franchises in other countries. It is owned by the family of Sir Philip Green.The Company was founded by 18-year-old Lithuanian immigrant Montague Burton in Chesterfield in 1903 under the name of The Cross-Tailoring Company.
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Sir Stuart Rose: I'm going mobile
Former M&S chief executive Sir Stuart Rose tells Andrew McCormick why he is banking on mobile.
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Topman makes first foray into Facebook commerce
Topman, the Arcadia-owned men's fashion retailer, has launched a storefront on its Facebook page.
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News Corp appoints independent chairman to deal with hacking scandal
News Corporation on Monday appointed Lord Grabiner QC to be the independent chairman of its beefed up management and standards committee dealing with the News International phone-hacking scandal.
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Lord Grabiner: high court hero faces tough new role with News International
Lord Grabiner QC is a heavyweight corporate lawyer unafraid of the limelight. The 66-year-old, who has been mentioned as a possible contender for the next lord chancellor, shot to public prominence last year when he acted for Liverpool Football Club in its legal victory over previous owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
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Too Little, Too Late? News Corp Forms Group To Oversee Ethics
When News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) ran an ad in multiple newspapers across the UK this weekend, it promised “further concrete steps” to right the wrongs that have engulfed the company and its key executives in scandal. Today we got an example of one of these: the company has announced the “formal establishment and extension” of the Management and Standards Committee, independent of News International, which will cooperate with the current investigations and also provide standards for ethics and governance in the future.
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Topshop rolls out in-store digital campaign
Topshop, the Arcadia-owned fashion retailer, has launched an in-store digital campaign that allows shoppers to create their own 'Wish You Were At Topshop' postcard and upload it to their Facebook page.
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Brands accused of breaching email best practice
Almost half of 100 leading UK brands are sending out emails without getting consumers' permission, with Arcadia Group, PC World and Aldi among the worst offenders according to a survey.
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DMGT acquires 50% stake in Arcadia Group's ISP - Zoom
DMGT announces that its wholly-owned national newspaper subsidiary, Associated Newspapers, has bought a 50% interest in Zoom. co. uk, Arcadia Group's e-commerce service provider launched on June 14 1999, for a total consideration of £15 million, comprising £5 million in cash on completion and £10 million payable at £2 million per annum over 5 years.
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