All City & finance articles – Page 191
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NewsPhilip Day makes £5.7m swoop on Bonmarché
Philip Day has launched a takeover bid for Bonmarché after swooping on more than half of the embattled retailer’s shares.
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NewsFindel garners Schroders support as it fights off Ashley
Online shopping retailer Findel has won the support of its second-largest shareholder, institutional investor Schroders, in a showdown with Mike Ashley.
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NewsAgenda: Superdry extraordinary general meeting and Topps Tiles
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with Superdry’s EGM and Topps Tiles’ trading update on the agenda.
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News'I'm confident we'll win': Dunkerton secures shareholder support
Julian Dunkerton’s bid to return to Superdry has won the backing of City investors Investec and Schroders ahead of next week’s crunch EGM.
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NewsSelect on brink of collapse putting 2,000 jobs at risk
Select is on the brink of collapse after filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsDebenhams to Ashley: Back us or it's an administration
If Debenhams cannot strike an agreement with top shareholder Mike Ashley, a pre-pack administration is likely.
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NewsUpdate: Ashley lashes out as Debenhams refinancing plans backed
Mike Ashley has slammed Debenhams advisers after bondholders backed the embattled retailer’s £200m refinancing plans.
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NewsDune makes rescue bid for LK Bennett
Footwear chain Dune has launched a bid to rescue LK Bennett from administration.
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NewsSports Direct considers £61.4m offer for Debenhams
Sports Direct is weighing up an offer for Debenhams that would value the department store group at £61.4m.
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NewsAnalysis: Is Gormley's strategy Majestic or misguided?
When Rowan Gormley took the reins at Majestic Wine, then-chair Phil Wrigley claimed the new boss had been “handed the keys to the Ferrari”.
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams vs Mike Ashley – who to back?
It is beyond belief that Debenhams has constantly slammed the door shut on Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s attempts to help it through its difficulties.
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NewsSainsbury’s-Asda CMA probe flawed, say economists
The competition watchdog’s investigation into the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda was flawed, according to a group of economists.
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NewsAgenda: Moss Bros, MySale, Brexit and Retail Week Live
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with results from MySale and Moss Bros, plus the latest Brexit vote, on the agenda
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NewsPaperchase given the green light for a CVA
Paperchase is set to close at least five stores after winning credit approval for its proposed CVA this afternoon.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda offer to sell 150 supermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Asda have offered to sell up to 150 supermarkets in a bid to convince competition authorities to agree to their £13bn mega-merger.
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NewsArcadia appoints GCW as it mulls CVA
Arcadia has appointed property agency GCW to oversee its proposed restructuring process, Retail Week understands.
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NewsSuperdry: ‘Back me to save Christmas’, Dunkerton urges
Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton has called on investors to back his reappointment to the board to ensure the strongest possible trading over the key Christmas period.
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NewsUpdate: Battle for Debenhams heats up
Debenhams has secured a £200m funding injection as the business battles to secure its future amid the overtures of Sports Direct.
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NewsMike Ashley rules out buying Arcadia ‘even for £1’
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashely has launched an attack on Sir Philip Green, insisting he wouldn’t buy his Arcadia retail empire even “for a pound”.
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NewsGame profits increase driven by cost-cutting programme
Game has posted an increase in profits at the half-year mark despite falling sales, in what boss Martyn Gibbs described as “a challenging retail environment”.