Outline the economic arguments for and against British Home Stores (BHS) taking over Arcadia? British Home Stores has grown from a single store in South London to a multinational retail company with a major presence both in the UK and later on in overseas clothing markets. In 1986 they merged with Habitat/Mothercare to form Storehouse plc. Then in May 2000, Philip Green bought Bhs from the Storehouse Group. Green has been successful so far and has …showed first 75 words of 1426 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1426 total…economic multiplier effect. Fiona Walsh, Evening Standard29 August 2002 A combination of Bhs and Arcadia would catapult Green's retail empire into pole position in the womenswear market, taking its share to 12.9%, ahead of Marks & Spencer's 12.1%. Top Shop, in particular, has had a very good run. In the fickle world of fashion, Top Shop's buyers have been consistently getting the right products into its stores - and at the right price The telegraph Kate Rankine (Filed: 30/08/2002)