All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 4
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NewsPoundland owner snaps up Radley in pre-pack deal
Poundland owner Gordon Brothers has bought the brand and other assets of British handbag-maker Radley in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsTGJones’ owner lines up purchase of Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Investor Modella, owner of troubled TGJones, is preparing to buy homewares business Flying Tiger Copenhagen.
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AnalysisWhat does Shein really want with US ethical fashion label Everlane?
Shein made headlines this week when it emerged that the fast fashion giant had scooped up US fashion label Everlane.
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NewsShein snaps up US fashion brand Everlane - reports
Shein has agreed to purchase US apparel retailer Everlane from its majority owner L Catterton, according to media reports over the weekend.
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NewseBay board rejects surprise GameStop offer
Online marketplace giant eBay has rejected a $55.5bn (£40.9bn) takeover bid from video game retailer GameStop, calling it “unsolicited” and “neither credible nor attractive”.
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NewsBrandAlley explores potential sale of the business
Members-only ecommerce platform BrandAlley is exploring its strategic options, which could result in a sale of the business.
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AnalysisTGJones’ restructuring plan reveals a business’ desperate fight for survival
Retail Week has seen the restructuring plan put forward to creditors and landlords by TGJones owner Modella Capital. The details make for grim reading.
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NewsTGJones owner details restructuring proposals putting stores and jobs at risk
Modella, the owner of TGJones, has launched a restructuring plan involving the shuttering of up to 150 branches and hundreds of job losses.
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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.