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Debate: Was Asos right to pass over Topshop s physical stores?
Could Asos have used the excitement of a physical location to fire up demand? (Photo by Michael Gottschalk/Getty Images for Topshop Topman)
Digital retailer Asos has picked up Arcadia’s principal brands – but they didn’t bother with the physical premises. A good decision?
Mike Colling of the Kite Factory says yes:
To bring great brands back to life you often have to cut away dead wood. The news that ASOS has bought Topshop & Miss Selfridge has been greeted with howls of protest by those who see it as asset stripping rather than a positive investment for new growth. ”What about the jobs of the shop staff, and the rents and rates paid by the high street stores?” The point that these critics miss is that to revitalise great brands you often have to change the way they are interacted with in order to engage a new audience who currently reject them.