All All Saints articles – Page 4
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OpinionHow to spot a retailer in trouble
The news from Focus, the rescue of All Saints and the ongoing battle for survival at HMV highlight the dangers in retail today.
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AnalysisReasons to be cheerful
The bank holiday festivities are over and it is back to the grind of tough trading and ferocious competition. But it’s not all doom and gloom for the industry. Here we highlight why there is plenty of reason for optimism…
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NewsAll Saints sold to consortium led by Lion Capital
All Saints has finally been sold to a consortium led by Lion Capital, it has been reported.
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NewsAll Saints boss hopes to secure new backing as deadline looms
All Saints chief executive Stephen Craig is believed to be in talks with new investors to secure a sale of the young fashion business, which has been given a deadline to secure its future by its main backers.
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NewsAll Saints enters exclusive talks with US private equity firms
Private equity firm MSD Capital has teamed up with Goode Partners to enter exclusive talks to buy struggling fashion chain All Saints.
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NewsAll Saints lender appoints advisors
Lloyds Banking Group, the main lender to All Saints, has appointed accountancy firm KPMG to advise on its options should it fail to attract a buyer in the next week.
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NewsAll Saints Lebanese deal off: new suitors in the wings
All Saints’ sale deal with M1, a Beirut-based business co-founded by the likely next Lebanese Prime Minister, has collapsed. However US investment firms Goode Partners and MSD Capital are understood to have stepped up their interest in buying the young fashion chain.
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NewsAll Saints close to sale deal
All Saints is close to being bought by surprise suitor M1, a Beirut-based business co-founded by the likely next Lebanese Prime Minister, in partnership with Richard Sharp, the former head of Goldman Sachs’ private equity firm. A deal could be finalised as early as Monday.
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NewsBank lines up cash injection for All Saints
Icelandic bank Kaupthing was on standby to provide emergency funding to fashion group All Saints as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsAll Saints in final negotiations with potential investors
All Saints is understood to be finalising the terms of a potential £50m rescue deal to secure its long-term future.
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NewsAll Saints ‘on the brink’ of winning new investment
The future of All Saints was in the balance as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsAll Saints boss claims Kaupthing used British savers' cash to prop up shares
Kevin Stanford, the chairman of young fashion chain All Saints and co-founder of womenswear business Karen Millen, has claimed that collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing used cash from British deposits to artificially inflate its own share price.
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NewsKaren Millen targets £500m sales as it splits off from Aurora
Karen Millen is aiming to double sales to £500m in the next five years after parent company Aurora Fashions revealed this week it will be spun off from the rest of the group.
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NewsAll Saints up for sale
Fashion retailer All Saints has been put up for sale by its Icelandic shareholders and could be valued at £140m.
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NewsAll Saints boss ordered to pay up £1.3m
Retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford has been forced by a court in Iceland to repay a £1.3m personal guarantee he gave to secure finance for his investment portfolio.
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GalleryThe very best stores of 2010
Despite the tough economic climate, both overseas and homegrown retailers haven’t held back on innovative store designs.
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NewsAll Saints boss Stanford forced to pay out £2.5m
Retail entrepreneur Kevin Stanford has reportedly been forced to pay out £2.5m of his own money after personally guaranteeing a bank loan to his former premium womenswear business Ghost which fell into administration in 2008.
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NewsAll Saints secures loan from Icelandic banks
All Saints has agreed a loan with its Icelandic backers to fund further expansion, according to reports.
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NewsAll Saints approached by investment bank to explore options
All Saints has been approached by a major US investment bank to explore its options, including a potential flotation – as the retailer looks to expand in the US, according to reports.
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AnalysisThe influence of online on global retail
The digital revolution was the hot topic at the World Retail Congress last week and is changing every aspect of the industry.