Our Sponsors
You’ll recognise some of the big names who are supporting us at the Fashion Retail Academy; they include The Arcadia Group (Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Topman, Topshop And Wallis), Marks and Spencer, Next and Tesco. It really is a unique combination of retail business and fashion education that is specially designed for a challenging and fast-paced fashion retail world.
Here’s a word from our sponsors…
Arcadia Group
With seven of the high street’s best known brands, Arcadia Group is the UK’s largest privately owned fashion retailer with more than 2,500 outlets on high streets and major shopping centres plus an increasingly significant online shopping presence. Our brands also operate in over 30 countries across Europe, the Far East and Middle East; new regions are constantly being explored, including New York for our first US TOPSHOP/TOPMAN flagship store.
“Now more than ever, the training & development of young people in the UK is of greatest importance. The retail industry requires a constant flow of high quality people in all areas, and I am excited that myself and Arcadia, through the FRA and our many other student, graduate and employee development programmes, are part of this important process.”
Sir Philip Green
M&S
M&S has always believed in nurturing young talent, so that we can innovate as a business and grow the leaders of tomorrow – whether working on the shopfloor, design, finance or even science. Now, with more than two million people working in retail – the UK’s largest private sector employer – it’s more important than ever that as an industry we work together to continue to develop this talent.
The Fashion Retail Academy serves to achieve just that – bringing retailers together so we can provide an inspiring training ground for our future designers, buyers, merchandisers and marketers. As a co-sponsor of the Academy, in the last year we’ve seen more than 121 students pass through our doors, and we hope to see a lot of those faces again someday soon in the M&S team.
Tesco
In today’s fast paced retail industry, there’s never been a bigger need for fresh ideas. Clothing at Tesco recognises this, and as part of the chain’s continued commitment to support young talent, is proud to work in partnership with the Fashion Retail Academy. The Academy offers students the ideal opportunity to learn and develop the essential skills required to excel in the retail industry. Whether it is a career in store operations, buying and merchandising or marketing, the Academy is an unrivalled centre of excellence which will help ambitious youngsters to achieve their full potential in their chosen field.
Having worked together with the Fashion Retail Academy for 2 years, Clothing at Tesco has already placed students from the Academy into full time roles at Head Office and hope that the first class training programmes will continue to inspire and develop talent for many years to come.
Next
next is the leading fashion and home brand in the UK, offering good quality products in clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. Having played a pivotal role in unleashing the fashion and lifestyle revolutions that have transformed consumer demand, next now defines the orthodoxy of contemporary taste. With over 500 stores on the high street, the busiest fashion website in Europe, the hugely successful directory, next really is a key player on the high street.
next believes in cultivating new talent to develop the future of the retail sector. The academy provides an inspirational platform to help young people get their career off to a flying start; uniting retailers to grow the talent of tomorrow.
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