Glasgow, Stirling and Aberdeen Arcadia Group stores to close including Dorothy Perkins, Topman and Burton

Around 520 jobs are on the line after the clothing retailer announced it was closing 23 stores across the UK

By Jon Rogers

Published: 9:59, 23 May 2019
Updated: 10:00, 23 May 2019

PHILIP Green’s Arcadia Group has announced it will close 23 stores across the UK putting 520 jobs on the line.

We have the full list of the stores that are closing including shops in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Stirling - find out if your local one is affected.

Philip Green and is wife Tina GreenCredit: Rex Features

Which stores are closing down?

Shops earmarked for closure include those belonging to popular high street brands such as Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Topshop and Topman.

The retail group's proposals will also see rent cut at another 194 outlets.

Arcadia Group has announced a series of proposals to restructure its business in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Group in today’s highly competitive retail environment.

The company is using Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) in a bid to save the retail empire - but stakeholders will have to agree on plans first.

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Arcadia chief executive Ian Grabiner said: "Against a backdrop of challenging retail headwinds, changing consumer habits and ever-increasing online competition.

"We have seriously considered all possible strategic options to return the Group to a stable financial platform.

“Following constructive discussions with all key stakeholders, we believe that a CVA is the best course of action to reduce our fixed cost base and ensure we can continue meeting our commitments to pension trustees, staff, creditors."

A total of 23 stores in the Arcadia Group are closing downCredit: Getty - Contributor

Around 520 jobs are on the lineCredit: handout

The stores that are closing:

Aberdeen (Dorothy Perkins/Burton Menswear)
Ashton Under Lyne (Topshop Topman)
Bedford (Topshop Topman)
Cheshunt (Outfit)
Bluewater (Miss Selfridge)
Fareham (Topshop Topman)
Glasgow – Buchanan Street (Burton Menswear/Topman)
Luton (Topshop Topman)
Newcastle upon Tyne - Northumberland Street (Outfit)
Nuneaton (Topshop Topman)
Reading (Dorothy Perkins/Burton Menswear)
Salisbury (Topshop Topman)
Southend (Miss Selfridge)
Stirling (Dorothy Perkins/Burton Menswear)
Swindon (Miss Selfridge/Wallis/Evans)
Swindon (Dorothy Perkins/Burton Menswear)
York (Dorothy Perkins/Burton Menswear)
Cork (Dorothy Perkins/Evans)
Dublin – St Stephen’s Green (Topshop/Miss Selfridge)
Dublin – Jervis (Topshop Topman)
Dublin – Henry Street (Evans/Wallis)
Dublin – Liffey Valley (Wallis); Galway (Miss Selfridge)

It comes as M&S announced 25 branch closures, adding to 110 already announced by the retail chain.

Yesterday, Jamie Oliver's restaurant empire announced it was going in administration.

Sleazy tycoon Green is estimated to have lost his billionaire status with his fortune believed to have halved in a year amid a series of explosive scandals.