All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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AnalysisExplainer: GameStop’s eBay takeover offer – and why it may not be a goer
Disclosing a surprise bid for eBay, GameStop said the marketplace could be “a legit competitor to Amazon”. But there are big questions about the likelihood of a deal.
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AnalysisWhy Frasers is making a play in outlet centres
The retailer aims to succeed by being both landlord and store operator in outlet centres, the best of which have proved to be resilient and successful destinations
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NewsFrasers rides to the rescue of children’s bicycle-maker
Frasers Group has continued its spending spree by riding to the rescue of children’s cycle-maker Frog Bikes.
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AnalysisWhy TGJones’ impending restructuring has the retail property sector worried
With TGJones’ long-expected restructuring proposals expected to be put forward soon, financial advisory firms are privately worried that Modella Capital’s latest attempts at a ‘cram-down’ could kill the measure off for good
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InterviewAuralis boss David Butler: the man with an investment plan for ‘unloved’ British brands
Retail Week sits down with Auralis and Weird Fish chief executive David Butler to discuss his ‘investment thesis’ for the buy-and-build holding company and why he believes his operating model is the answer to unlocking value in under-invested and under-loved British heritage brands.
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NewsWeird Fish owner Auralis makes bid to bag Radley
The owner of lifestyle brand Weird Fish has made an offer to acquire British handbag brand Radley, Retail Week understands.
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NewsPrimark profits fall as parent ABF presses button on demerger
Fashion giant Primark is to be demerged, owner ABF has confirmed, as the retailer posted a fall in first-half earnings.
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NewsNext eyes up luxury handbag brand Radley
Fashion giant Next is weighing up a takeover of British handbag brand Radley, just months after it snapped up struggling footwear chain Russell & Bromley.
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InterviewQ&A: OnBuy founder talks European expansion and anticipated Comet launch
UK-founded online marketplace OnBuy has been expanding its reach across Europe recently, launching in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
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NewsOnBuy plans to launch Comet in time for autumn
UK-founded marketplace OnBuy is due to launch Comet later this year, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsCo-op Group set to merge with Southern Co-op
A vote will be held in early May, which, if approved, will mean 300,000 members from the southern society will join an enlarged Co-operative Group.
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NewsEstée Lauder in merger talks with Spanish giant Puig
US cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is discussing a potential merger with Spanish company Puig, which owns fragrance brands such as Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier.
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NewsMajestic Wine owner draws up sale plans
Investor Fortress is considering selling specialist retailer Majestic Wine, having owned it since 2019.
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NewsMajority of customers against TGJones rebrand
Three-quarters of the British public are not fans of the rebrand of the former WHSmith high street business to TGJones, according to exclusive polling shared with Retail Week.
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NewsBeauty Bay sold to French-owned investment group
Manchester-based Beauty Bay has been sold to a French-owned investment group after it lined up administrators last month.
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Opinion‘WHSmith can’t be expected to bail out Modella’s embattled TGJones’
WHSmith has challenges of its own to cope with, and it’s impossible to see why it would divert any focus to the fortunes of its former high street arm. Ultimately, the buck stops with TGJones’ owner, Modella, observes George MacDonald
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NewsHobbycraft owner explores sale after takeover interest
Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital is exploring a possible sale of the crafting specialist after receiving a takeover offer.
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AnalysisExplainer: How eBay’s acquisition of Depop is heating up the fashion resale market
Competition in the resale market is heating up after eBay announced it was snapping up Depop, the pre-loved fashion app popular among Gen Zs and millennials.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: Modella drives acceleration in private equity retail M&A
It feels like the number of private equity acquisitions has sped up in the past few years, with some big high street names involved.
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NewsRussell & Bromley losses nearly doubled in run-up to collapse
Russell & Bromley’s losses almost doubled in the year leading up to its collapse last month, as falling sales and rising costs weighed on the brand’s bottom line.