More retail jobs at risk as Next ends hopes of buying Arcadia 

Topshot parent group in examinership after it was overwhelmed by the costs of dealing with the Covid-19 crisis

Rival retailer Next said last night it had pulled out of the bidding process, saying it had failed to meet the price administrators were seeking. Picture: Denis Minihane

Hundreds of people working in the Irish stores of the Arcadia retail giant, which includes Topshop and Miss Selfridge, face renewed uncertainty after fashion retailer Next withdrew from bidding for the troubled British group.

Arcadia went into examinership in Britain and Ireland in late November after it was overwhelmed by the costs of dealing with the Covid-19 crisis and administrators sought a buyer for the retailer.