{"id":394621,"date":"2025-09-03T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394621\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:21:15","slug":"topshop-is-returning-to-liverpool-in-huge-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/394621\/","title":{"rendered":"Topshop is returning to Liverpool in huge comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The news will be huge for 2010s high street shoppers<\/p>\n<p>13:16, 03 Sep 2025Updated 13:17, 03 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS229264603-2.jpg\" alt=\"The former Topshop store in Liverpool in 2021\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The former Topshop store in Liverpool in 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In huge news for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/fashion\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"high street fashion fans,Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">high street fashion fans,<\/a> Topshop has announced that the brand will be making a return across the UK next year. The Topshop brand will be coming back to high streets across the UK as it partners with John Lewis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a bid to attract more young people to its stores John Lewis shops nationwide will stock Topshop and Topman clothes from February 2026 as part of a new partnership between the firms. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/john-lewis\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"John Lewis confirmedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">John Lewis confirmed<\/a> today (Wednesday September 6) that it will start selling Topshop products in 32 of its stores across the UK next year, with Topman products launching in six sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Topshop shut all its high street stores in 2021 after parent firm <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/former-high-street-shop-hints-31234633\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Arcadia tumbled into administration.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arcadia tumbled into administration.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The news of the John Lewis partnership comes less than a week after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/topshop-makes-huge-announcement-future-31784793\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Topshop returned to physical storesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Topshop returned to physical stores<\/a> with products in Liberty in central London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Peter Ruis, managing director of John Lewis, said: \u201cWe think this is something people will queue outside the door for. We have younger customers, beauty is a classic example of that, and John Lewis is multi-generational, but I think it will bring in more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIt will bring more of those \u2018family day out\u2019 shoppers and as the only place to go for it, we will hopefully be driving customers who don\u2019t always come through the door, across all age groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Michelle Wilson, managing director of Topshop, said: \u201cThe conversations we\u2019ve had with customers around the relaunch is that people are desperate to see Topshop back in stores, so we do think we will bring customers into John Lewis that might not have come in before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Topshop&#8217;s 2021 closures included Liverpool&#8217;s huge Church Street store, which encompassed a Topman, a hair salon, and a personal shopping service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the collapse of Arcadia, Topshop was bought by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/asos-shoppers-who-spend-40-31871324\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"online-retailer Asos.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">online-retailer Asos.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Topshop <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/topshop-shares-major-update-relaunch-32073188\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"products will now return to physical storesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">products will now return to physical stores<\/a> at the following John Lewis locations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Glasgow, Scotland<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Edinburgh, Scotland<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Newcastle<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Leeds<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Liverpool<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Trafford, Manchester<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Cheadle, Manchester<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Cardiff, Wales<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Nottingham, Nottinghamshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Leicester, Leicestershire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Solihull, West Midlands<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Cheltenham, Gloucestershire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Norwich, Norfolk<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Cambridge, Cambridgeshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Welwyn, Hertfordshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Chelmsford, Essex<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Cribbs Causeway, Bristol<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Exeter, Devon<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Oxford, Oxfordshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Reading, Berkshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Bluewater Kent<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Horsham, West Sussex<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Southampton, Hampshire<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Brent Cross, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Stratford, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Canary Wharf, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Oxford Street, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Peter Jones, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">White City, London<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">Kingston, London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/flattering-topshop-45-wedding-guest-31496124\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TopshopLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Topshop<\/a> managing director Michelle Wilson first hinted at the business&#8217; return in an exclusive interview with Drapers earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Wilson confirmed that the business would return to the<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/aldi-launches-autumn-collection-prices-32389174\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" high street in autumnLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> high street in autumn<\/a> through one wholesale partner, now known to be John Lewis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While fans speculated the brands return to their former flagship <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"store Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">store <\/a>at 214 Oxford Street, that spot is now being occupied by an Ikea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The news will be huge for 2010s high street shoppers 13:16, 03 Sep 2025Updated 13:17, 03 Sep 2025&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,2584,4884,669,11387,179,18516,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-394621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-fashion","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-high-street-openings","13":"tag-john-lewis","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-liverpool-one","16":"tag-shopping","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115140577524933987","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}