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TOPSHOP (originally Top Shop) is a British fast-fashion company, which specialises in women's clothing, shoes and accessories. It was part of the Arcadia Group , controlled by Sir Philip Green , but went into administration in late 2020 before being purchased by ASOS on 1 February 2021.
ASOS plc (/ ˈ eɪ s ɒ s / AY-soss) [4] is a British online fast-fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults. [5] The website sells over 850 brands as well as its own range of clothing and accessories, and ships to all 196 countries from fulfilment centres in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Europe.
Sir Ralph Mark Halpern (24 October 1938 – 10 August 2022) was a British businessman, who was the founder of Topshop and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Burton Group from 1979 to 1991. Early life
Arcadia Group Ltd (formerly Arcadia Group plc and, until 1998, [1] Burton Group plc) was a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, England.It was best known for being the previous parent company of British Home Stores (BHS), Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Debenhams, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and Warehouse.
He owned the high street clothing retailers Topshop, Topman, and Miss Selfridge from 2002 to 2020. In May 2023, his net worth was estimated by the Sunday Times Rich List to be £910 million. [2] Green was the chairman and chief executive of Amber Day from 1988 to 1992. In 1999, he acquired Sears plc.
He increased his store space in Oxford Street by buying up nearby shops, so by 1850 he was able to create a department store which was known for selling fashionable ladies clothes and accessories. [3] In 1865 he expanded further into Regent Street, buying Hodge and Lowman Linen drapers, which occupied 252–262 Regents Street. [4]
Topman is a UK-based multinational men's fashion retail brand founded by Burton Group (later renamed Arcadia Group) in 1978.Along with its women's clothing counterpart Topshop and the rest of Arcadia Group, Topman went into administration in late 2020.
Online shoppers spent $942 million to make Free Shipping Day the third highest spending day of the 2010 holiday season, [3] ultimately boosting online sales 61 percent from 2009. [4] In 2011, Free Shipping Day became a billion-dollar shopping holiday with $1.072 billion in sales, [ 5 ] followed by $1.01 billion during Free Shipping Day 2012.