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M&Co owner AK Retail Holdings snaps up plus-size retailer Evans

AK Retail Holdings, a British fashion retail group, has acquired plus-size retailer Evans and the EMEA business of City Chic Collective Limited via an asset sale totalling eight million pounds. In doing so, AK Retail, which most recently snapped up struggling retailer M&Co, has taken ownership of the Evans brand, intellectual property and...

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A Plus Market for a New Generation of Retailing

As the body positivity movement continues to gain momentum, brands are embracing size inclusivity to offer products and styles that fully fit the needs of their customers. Concerns with lack of assortment, improper fit, and body shaming that have been voiced by customers over the years are finally being met with innovations and systematic...

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City Chic Collective confirms Evans will be an online-only brand

City Chic Collective, a global omni-channel retail group specialising in plus-size women’s apparel, footwear and accessories, has confirmed that it will continue to operate Evans as an online-only brand, follows its acquisition from Arcadia. Evans will join a global portfolio of plus-size brands including City Chic, a youth-oriented brand in...

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Arcadia sells Evans brand to City Chic for 23 million pounds

Administrators to Arcadia Group have sold the Evans brand, e-commerce and wholesale business to rival City Chic Collective Limited for a cash consideration of approximately 23 million pounds. The deal will see omnichannel retailer City Chic acquire the Evans brand and intellectual property, customer base and inventory, but not its store network....

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Arcadia avoids collapse as CVA gets green light

Arcadia Group will go ahead with its planned store closures and rental cuts after all seven of its proposed company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) were approved by the required majority of creditors. The CVA will see Arcadia close 23 stores across the UK and Ireland. Lady Tina Green, the group’s majority shareholder and wife of Sir Philip Green,...

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Miss Selfridge London flagship to close amid Arcadia restructuring efforts

Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia is set to close its flagship Miss Selfridge store in Oxford Circus this July as Green pushes forward with the restructuring of his retail empire. The flagship site will be leased to another retailer and Miss Selfridge will move into a concession in the basement of Topshop next door. "Many of the Miss Selfridge staff at...

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Arcadia names 23 stores to close as part of turnaround plan

Topshop owner Sir Philip Green is planning to close 23 stores in his retail empire as part of a CVA proposal, putting 520 jobs at risk. Arcadia, which owns Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Evans and Burton, is also asking for rent cuts at 194 of its 566 UK and Irish stores, and plans to close all 11 of its Topshop and Topman...

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Top fashion chains losing revenue due to poor e-commerce

UK fashion retailers Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Evans were joint bottom in a ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers on their eCommerce offering, according to a new report by retail analyst firm Summit. The report analysing e-commerce performance reveals that UK retailers are missing out on 2 billion pounds in online revenue each year due to slow...

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Tesco opens Arcadia concessions in Extra stores

Supermarket giant Tesco has revealed a partnership with Arcadia to open fashion concessions in its Extra stores to “complement” its own F&F fashion brand offering. Arcadia brands including Dorothy Perkins and Burton will open in five Tesco Extra stores across the UK, while plus-sized fashion retailer Evans will open a concession in four. They...

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Spend for Plus-Size Fashion to hit 5.4 billion pounds in 2015

With obesity and overweight rates throughout the UK continuing to increase year after year, the demand for plus-size fashion ranges is set to surge. Nearly a quarter of UK consumers purchased plus-size clothing over the past year and UK shoppers are set to spend 5.4 billion pounds on plus-size clothing this year according to Conlumino, a clear...

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Evans to sell Gemma Collins Collection

Plus-size womenswear retailer Evans is to stock The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins’ clothing collection from next month both in-store and online. Contrary to reports across tabloid outlets, Collins will not be the face of Evans but the retailer will be stocking her plus-sized collection of dresses and tops. The retailer has initially...

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Evan's set to launch UK's first plus sized show during LFW

Evan's, the plus sized women's wear brand from Arcadia Group, is preparing to hostits inaugural catwalk show during London Fashion Week. The event will take place next week Tuesday (September 16) at the Freemason Hall in Coven Garden. The catwalk show is set to showcase reworked plus-sized garments from its Design Collective for Evans, a...