The Weekly Briefing - 25 January

Our researcher Heather Lafferty presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics headlines— including the news that Asos is in "exclusive" talks to buy the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands out of administration. The current owner of the brands, Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group, fell into administration last November putting 13,000 jobs at risk.