All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 23
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Opinion
Opinion: Lululemon’s Mirror deal should usher in new type of retail acquisition
Sports apparel and leisurewear specialist Lululemon’s $500m purchase of interactive home gym start-up Mirror may turn out to be one of retail’s most inspired deals this year.
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News
Kim Kardashian sells $200m stake in cosmetics brand
French beauty titan Coty has snapped up a 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s KKW cosmetics range, less than a year after acquiring a majority stake in her sister Kylie Jenner’s beauty brand.
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CMA chair forced out following row with directors
The chair of the UK’s competition watchdog was forced to step down three years before his term after a row with its chief executive.
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M&S and Next eye Victoria’s Secret UK arm
High street stalwarts Marks & Spencer and Next are understood to be mulling bids for beleaguered lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret’s UK division.
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CMA clears Amazon-Deliveroo tie-up despite financial turnaround
The competitions watchdog has once again provisionally cleared ecommerce giant Amazon’s investment in food delivery app Deliveroo, despite the latter’s financial turnaround.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is UK retail turning its back on internationalism?
With both Tesco and Superdry pulling out of international ventures on the same day, Retail Week asks whether UK retail is scaling back its global ambitions.
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News
The Hut Group signs £100m worth of new beauty partnerships
The Hut Group’s technology arm has confirmed the signing of new partnerships with a number of beauty brands worth more than £100m.
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Superdry ends Chinese joint venture following strategic review
Fashion brand Superdry has confirmed it has ended its Chinese joint venture with Trendy, following a review of its long-term business strategy in the region.
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Tesco continues international retreat with sale of Polish business
Supermarket giant Tesco has agreed in principle the sale of its 300-plus strong Polish business and associated distribution centres and head office.
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Analysis
Analysis: What’s next for Boohoo, fashion’s new conglomerate?
Boohoo has wasted no time making good on its plan to snap up distressed fashion brands for a song in the post-pandemic retail landscape.
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News
Boohoo snaps up Oasis and Warehouse as first quarter sales surge
Boohoo has acquired the intellectual property of Oasis and Warehouse in a £5.2m deal alongside posting a jump in first-quarter revenue.
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CMA delays final Amazon-Deliveroo decision until August
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delayed publishing its final decision on the proposed tie-up between Amazon and Deliveroo until the first week of August.
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The Hut Group profits soar as total sales exceed £1bn
The Hut Group profits have rocketed while total sales have surpassed £1bn driven by new brand acquisitions and investment in technology.
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Segro completes fundraising as it eyes bigger piece of online shopping boom
UK warehousing group Segro has raised £680m from a new share placing to fund the acquisition of new online distribution facilities.
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Malcolm Walker takes full ownership of Iceland in £115m deal
The founder and chief executive of Iceland has taken full ownership of the retailer after buying out the remaining stake of external investor Brait.
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Spanish giant snaps up Charlotte Tilbury makeup empire
Barcelona-based fashion and fragrance company Puig has snapped up Charlotte Tilbury in a deal that could have valued the company at up to £1bn.
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Opinion
Opinion: Carrefour must learn from the past to avoid another bout of travel sickness
Carrefour’s acquisition of 224 stores in Taiwan runs counter to recent strategic retreats from international markets of many once-global food retailers. International expansion remains a viable route to growth for food retailers, but only if the lessons of the past can be learned.
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News
Grocers urge CMA to block Amazon-Deliveroo deal
Retailers are ratcheting up the pressure on competition authorities to block Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo, just days before a final verdict on the deal is due.
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News
Jobs saved as ‘substantial’ part of Oddbins bought out of administration
More than half of off licence chain Oddbins stores will remain open after the retailer was bought out of administration by an unknown bidder.
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Boohoo snaps up remaining stake in PrettyLittleThing
Boohoo has acquired the minority 34% stake to wholly own PrettyLittleThing shortly after mounting a defence of its ownership of the brand against a short-seller attack.