All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 57
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NewsGraze prepares for sale with £300m price-tag
Graze, the retail snacks specialist, is being lined up for a £300m sale by its private-equity owner.
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NewsAsda casts slide-rule over variety store group B&M
Asda is mulling a £4.4bn bid for variety store star B&M, it has been reported.
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NewsShop Direct sale scrapped by Barclay brothers
The Barclay brothers have decided not to sell or float Shop Direct due to declining investor appetite.
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NewsSports Direct full-year profits plummet, new CFO hired
Sports Direct’s profits plummeted nearly 60% last year and the Mike Ashley-controlled retailer appointed Jon Kempster from JVM group as its new chief financial officer.
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NewsDixons Carphone disposes of Spanish business for €55m
Dixons Carphone has agreed to dispose of its entire holdings in The Phone House Spain for €55m (£48.4m).
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AnalysisAnalysis: What Game is Sports Direct playing?
Debenhams. House of Fraser. French Connection. Agent Provocateur. Findel. Iconic Brands Group. Finish Line. Dick’s Sporting Goods.
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NewsTesco-Booker deal to face in-depth competition probe
Tesco’s proposed tie-up with wholesaler Booker is to be subjected to an in-depth probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsFootasylum's owners consider selling stake
The owners of specialist retailer Footasylum are considering selling a stake in the business.
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NewsPeople moves: Koray Gul joins Jones Bootmaker
Koray Gul has been given the sizeable task of turning around the struggling Jones Bootmaker chain, rescued from the brink of collapse earlier this year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Holland & Barrett and eBay
Retail news round-up: L1 Retail set to receive £800m loan from banks for Holland & Barrett takeover and eBay will launch a price-match guarantee programme.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: UK shop prices and Rapha
Retail news round-up: UK shop prices decline and TPG and Advent show interest in Rapha.
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NewsSainsbury’s keeps lid on key food prices amid inflation
Prices of many staple items at Sainsbury’s remain cheaper than they were three years ago, despite greater food price inflation.
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NewsHobbs approached by Phase Eight owner Foschini
Foschini, the South African group that owns Phase Eight and Whistles, has thrown its hat into the ring to buy womenswear brand Hobbs, The Sunday Times reported.
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NewsNisa axes staff bonuses and Sainsbury’s talks advance
Nisa, which is in the process of negotiating a possible £130m takeover by Sainsbury’s, has reportedly denied 280 head office staff their annual bonus, despite hitting targets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can garden centres ever blossom online?
Dobbies’ new boss Nicholas Marshall harbours bold ambitions to bring garden centre retailing into the 21st century.
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NewsWalgreens Boots sales up as Rite Aid merger scrapped
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s domestic sales edged up in its third-quarter but the pharmacy giant was hit by currency fluctuations and scaled back its proposed takeover of Rite Aid.
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AnalysisAt a glance: The Body Shop owner Natura Cosméticos
The Body Shop has been sold by L’Oréal for £880m. Retail Week takes a closer look at the beauty retailer’s new owners, Natura Cosméticos.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: L1 Retail buy Holland & Barrett
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s L1 Retail buying Holland & Barrett for £1.8bn.
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NewsUpdated: The Body Shop sold to Brazilian beauty brand
L’Oréal has agreed to sell The Body Shop to Brazilian cosmetics manufacturer Natura Cosméticos for £880m as it seeks to ramp up its international credentials.
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OpinionOpinion: What's next for Sainsbury's, Ocado and Booker?
The City is sure to be licking its lips at the three-course feast of grocery updates being served up this week.