All Baugur articles – Page 2
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NewsAll Saints secures extra funding on strong results
Fashion retailer All Saints almost doubled EBITDA to £23.6m last year, helping it secure further investment from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets to ramp up overseas expansion.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss to launch low-cost supermarket in UK
Former Baugur executive chairman Jon Asgeir Johannesson is plotting to launch a low-cost supermarket called Best Price in the UK.
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NewsHouse of Fraser asks banks to relax lending terms
House of Fraser has asked its banks to relax lending terms on its borrowings to give it headroom to buy more stock.
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NewsGunnar Sigurdsson defends Baugur
Former Baugur chief executive Gunnar Sigurdsson has defended the Icelandic investor’s strategy one year on from the group’s spectacular collapse.
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AnalysisLife after Baugur
One year on, Amy Shields assesses the impact of the Icelandic investment giant’s collapse on UK retail and the chains it owned
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NewsMalcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire.
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NewsGoldsmiths owner Aurum agrees refinancing
Aurum, the jewellery group formerly backed by Baugur, has agreed a debt for equity swap with lenders and said recent performance has been ahead of expectations.
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Former Baugur investments boss Jeff Blue mulls return to retail
Former Baugur head of retail investments Jeff Blue has registered a company, Aspiring Capital Partners.
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NewsAll Saints secures £30m financing deal
Fashion specialist All Saints has sealed a £30m funding deal from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHamleys picks ex-Baugur chief as chairman after board shake-up
Hamleys has appointed Gunnar Sigurdsson, director of failed Icelandic retail investor and former shareholder Baugur, as chairman.
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NewsBaugur: who knew what?
Baugur’s financial woes were known about almost a year before it finally collapsed, a new book claims.
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OpinionDebenhams’ share placing does more than raise funds
So Debs has finally done it. The department store chain has announced the details of a much-anticipated share placing.
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NewsHamleys axes chiefs in cost-cutting drive
Iconic toy retailer Hamleys has parted company with two senior directors as part of a restructure of its head office, which could also result in a third of staff being axed.
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NewsBaugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson to go to court over tax evasion charges
Former Baugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson will go to court in the autumn to answer charges of tax evasion and fraud.
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AnalysisLife after retail redundancy
Losing your job in this climate is a massive blow, but it needn’t be the end of the world. Five individuals from different retail backgrounds discuss their experiences
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‘Stupendous’ week for general retail stocks
General retailers staged a “stupendous run” last week, broker Numis observed, buoyed by better than expected Marks & Spencer numbers.
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HSBC places stake in Debenhams
Updated: HSBC has placed a 13.1 per cent stake in Debenhams, previously held by collapsed Icelandic investor Baugur.
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Don McCarthy insists that Aurum's future is safe
Aurum chairman Don McCarthy has insisted that the future of the jewellery group is secure and said the retailer has outperformed the beleaguered jewellery sector.
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Baugur directors regroup for fresh retail venture
Directors of Baugur have created a new company to pursue deal-making opportunities in retail as they attempt to “move on” following the investor’s collapse.
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AnalysisAurora’s dawn
Out of the rubble from Mosaic’s pre-pack collapse, a leaner, more fashion-focused retail group has emerged. Amy Shields weighs up reborn Aurora’s chances for high street success