History
Topshop was founded in 1964 as Peter Robinson's Top Shop, a youth fashion brand within the Sheffield branch of Peter Robinson, a now-defunct British department store chain. The first stand-alone Topshop store was opened in 1974. In 1970, Topman was created as a spin-off brand to cater for male customers and is now run as a separate chain, although some stores are co-located.
On 1 May 2010, Topshop opened its first New Zealand store. Located on Auckland's North Shore, the shop sold out of some of its ranges before it had even opened. New Zealand designer Karen Walker visited Britain earlier in the year and selected many of the pieces to be sold in the New Zealand store.
Topshop expanded into Australia in 2011, with flagships opened in both New South Wales and Victoria.
In November 2012, Topshop launched its first store in South Africa.
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