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Topshop is a British chain of clothing stores that operates in over 100 countries that includes the United Kingdom as well as Ireland. It is part of the Arcadia Group, which also owns a number of other well-known retail outlets including Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Wallis.
Its primary sales come from a range of products including clothing and fashion accessories, and is mainly known for its women's clothing, with Topman having been created in the late 1970s to cater for male customers.
he 1960s, Topshop was considered to be deeply unfashionable, however, the chain has reinvented itself as a fashionable brand in recent years.
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Topshop is a British chain of clothing stores that operates in over 100 countries that includes the United Kingdom as well as Ireland. It is part of the Arcadia Group, which also owns a number of other well-known retail outlets including Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Wallis.
Its primary sales come from a range of products including clothing and fashion accessories, and is mainly known for its women's clothing, with Topman having been created in the late 1970s to cater for male customers.
Products
In the 1960s, Topshop was considered to be deeply unfashionable, however, the chain has reinvented itself as a fashionable brand in recent years. This reinvention has included the introduction of a 'Unique' line of clothes, a more upmarket selection of fashion, and a regular show at London Fashion Week, the only high street brand to do so.
The chain has also offered a number of collections designed by celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and the artist Stella Vine.
Topshop's current trends are 'Glory Days', 'Memphis', 'Work It', and 'Circus', alongside luxury garments and designer affiliations under 'The Boutique' and a collection by supermodel Kate Moss.
Celebrity collections
In May 2007, the British supermodel Kate Moss, designed her first collection for Topshop. The appointment of Moss was announced just before the departure of CEO Jane Shepherdson.
In July 2007, British artist Stella Vine designed a limited edition fashion range exclusively for Topshop inspired by her colourful artworks. These included T-shirts, vest tops, and T-shirt dresses, with the labels designed in pink glitter. The Guardian commented that "the fact that the range of T-shirts she has recently designed for Top Shop - emblazoned with slogans like Breaking Up With Her Boyfriend - are flying out, speaks volumes for her public support."
Flagship Stores
Oxford Street
Topshop Oxford Street is the world's largest fashion store and is also the home of the brand's flagship store.
Topshop on Oxford Street offers many services to its customers such as a nail bar, a one hour tailoring service, a hair salon by famed catwalk hairdresser Daniel Hersheson, and a one hour delivery service whereby customers can place an order to the store and their products will be delivered by Vespa scooter to them within one hour, providing that they live in the delivery zone. Topshop also houses an EAT cafe/sandwich bar Topshop Oxford Circus is roughly and covers four floors.
Topshop Oxford Circus attracts around 28-30,000 customers each day Customers can also access fellow Arcadia Group member Miss Selfridge, which is situated next door, through the sweet shop.
New York
Topshop's first flagship store outside of the United Kingdom will be located on Broadway in New York. The new store will offer services similar to the London outlet such as a one stop hair salon, and a one hour tailoring service.
The New York store will be the brand's second largest store after the company's flagship store in London, the New York store will be roughly .
Foreign Operations
Several branches of Topshop can be found outside the United Kingdom, most notably in the Republic of Ireland, Gibraltar, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. The chain also includes stores in Poland, Iceland, Sweden, Serbia, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, Austria, Thailand, Turkey, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Its male-clothing counterpart, Topman, is a standalone business.
After the recent success of the Kate Moss clothing range, Topshop has decided to introduce the range to the United States market. Topshop has struck a deal with U.S. department store Barneys New York to sell through its 19 stores.
Criticism
Mr. Green went on to state: "You [The Sunday Times] are telling me that factories are happy to breach our code of conduct. I’ve got to look into it." This suggests that if the findings are conclusive, the company will be looking to improve conditions.
Topshop has also been criticized by student campaigning network People & Planet for allegedly using cotton picked in Uzbekistan by slaves http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education.cfm?id=1905262007 and for refusing to join the Ethical Trading Initiative.
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