All articles by Amy Shields – Page 18
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News
Vente-privee sales soar 46%
French fashion e-tailer Vente-privee has revealed that sales jumped 46 per cent to 545m last year.
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Landsbanki will not sell House of Fraser shares for 'foreseeable future'
Landsbanki has reiterated that it does not intend to sell on the shares it now controls in House of Fraser “for the foreseeable future”.
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Delhaize suspends purchases from Unilever
Belgian supermarket Delhaize is threatening to remove 300 Unilever products from its shelves after refusing to agree to meet Unilever’s demands for price increases and product promotion.
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JJB Sports to appoint administrators for lifestyle division
JJB Sports has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators for its Qube and Original Shoe Company chains.
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Baugur in administration
Updated: Baugur’s stakes in retailers House of Fraser, Hamleys, Aurum and Iceland have been placed in to administration.
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Smallbone secures £5.9m financing package
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has secured a 5.9m financing package after revealing it had a challenging fourth quarter in 2008.
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Glitnir makes demands on Baugur; buyers circle Hamley's
Nationalised Icelandic bank Glitnir has demanded repayments from beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, as tensions between it and its lenders intensify.
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Tesco develops new department store format for Czech Republic
Tesco is to open a department store under a new fascia in the Czech Republic at the end of February.
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Baugur in meltdown
Baugur’s tangled web of retail investments will move closer to unravelling today as the investor begins a moratorium process likely to lead to administration.
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Buyers eye Baugur chains as investor's fate unclear
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is in a “position to buy” assets that may come into play as a result of Baugur’s likely administration.
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Opinion
Baugur's loss is retailers' gain
The final death throes of Baugur’s retail empire are being very publicly played out, but the brands in which it has stakes should breathe a quick sigh of relief and move on with the business of retailing.
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Baugur-backed Aurum confirms business review
Aurum Holdings, the jewellery group backed by beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, has confirmed that it has appointed Ernst & Young to review the business and has distanced itself from the investor, which is on the brink of administration.
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Baugur boss Johannesson lambasts Landsbanki
Baugur boss J n sgeir J hannesson has hit out at creditors after the Icelandic investor was forced to seek protection from administration yesterday.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy protection
Baugur has confirmed that it has filed for protection from its creditors in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as exclusively revealed by Retail Week this morning.
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Baugur on the brink of administration as Landsbanki pulls funding
Icelandic investment giant Baugur is understood to be on the brink of falling into administration after its backer Landsbanki pulled its funding.
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New Look signs for London HQ
New Look has signed the lease on its London headquarters as it embarks on plans to become a significant player in the global fashion market.
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Sir Philip Green moots Principles bid
Sir Philip Green is understood to be interested in bidding for Principles, the fashion brand owned by Mosaic.
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New Look slips into the red
New Look has slipped into the red after notching up a pre-tax loss of 1.8m for the year to March 29.
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News
Tesco to launch own-label fashion website
Tesco is set to launch an online fashion store selling its own-label clothing ranges.
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News
Jewellery giant Aurum reviews business
Baugur-backed jewellery retailer Aurum, which owns Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, Watches of Switzerland and Mydiamonds.com, has appointed Ernst & Young to review the business.