Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has announced proposals to close 23 of its stores across the UK, putting 520 jobs at risk.
The retail tycoon’s empire put forward a rescue plan which will see the closure of Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Topshop and Topman stores.
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Outfit, Miss Selfridge, Wallis and Evans stores have also been earmarked for closure.
Below is a list of all the stores closing in the UK (Scottish stores in bold)
– Aberdeen (Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
– Ashton-under-Lyne (Topshop and Topman)
– Bedford (Topshop and Topman)
– Bluewater, Kent (Miss Selfridge)
– Cheshunt (Outfit)
– Fareham (Topshop and Topman)
– Glasgow, Buchanan Street (Burton and Topman)
– Luton (Topshop and Topman)
– Newcastle, Northumberland Street (Outfit)
– Nuneaton (Topshop and Topman)
– Reading (Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
– Salisbury (Topshop and Topman)
– Southend (Miss Selfridge)
– Stirling (Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
– Swindon (Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans)
– Swindon (Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
– York (Dorothy Perkins and Burton)
All of the Arcadia stores in the UK and Ireland will “continue to trade as normal” ahead of Arcadia’s crunch meeting with creditors on June 5 as it seeks approval for the closure plan.
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All of the retailer’s 11 Topman and Topshop stores in the US are also set to close.
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