All Mergers & acquisitions articles
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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 (Ā£40.9bn) takeover bid from video game retailer GameStop, calling it āunsolicitedā and āneither credible nor attractiveā.
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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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AnalysisTGJonesā restructuring plan reveals a businessā 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: GameStopās eBay takeover offer ā and why it may not be a goer
Disclosing a surprise bid for eBay, GameStop said the marketplace could be āa legit competitor to Amazonā. 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 childrenās bicycle-maker
Frasers Group has continued its spending spree by riding to the rescue of childrenās cycle-maker Frog Bikes.
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AnalysisWhy TGJonesā impending restructuring has the retail property sector worried
With TGJonesā long-expected restructuring proposals expected to be put forward soon, financial advisory firms are privately worried that Modella Capitalās latest attempts at a ācram-downā could kill the measure off for good
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InterviewAuralis boss David Butler: the man with an investment plan for āunlovedā British brands
Retail Week sits down with Auralis and Weird Fish chief executive David Butler to discuss his āinvestment thesisā 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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NewsEstƩe Lauder in merger talks with Spanish giant Puig
US cosmetics giant EstƩe Lauder is discussing a potential merger with Spanish company Puig, which owns fragrance brands such as Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier.
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NewsMajestic Wine owner draws up sale plans
Investor Fortress is considering selling specialist retailer Majestic Wine, having owned it since 2019.
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NewsMajority of customers against TGJones rebrand
Three-quarters of the British public are not fans of the rebrand of the former WHSmith high street business to TGJones, according to exclusive polling shared with Retail Week.