Perhaps no other business has been so inappropriately named as Arcadia Group, which owns Topshop, Burton and Wallis. Arcadia lost ground to high street and online rivals. Yet there’s no rescue planned for the high street. Though the high street giants must take their share of the blame, it is an emergency that the government needs to address. Many bricks-and-mortar retail jobs are low-paid, particularly for young workers.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2020 18:22 UTC