All Mergers & acquisitions articles – Page 56
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is The Hut Group’s new asset, Glossybox?
Health and beauty etail titan The Hut Group has snapped up Glossybox – we take a closer look at the cosmetics subscription box business.
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NewsMatchesfashion in £600m sale talks as buyers circle
Matchesfashion.com is being eyed by a clutch of private equity firms, which could value the fashion retailer at £600m.
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NewsHut Group snaps up Glossybox and hits £2.5bn valuation
The Hut Group’s latest funding round has more than doubled its valuation as the health and beauty etail group acquired cosmetics subscription business Glossybox.
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OpinionTen years on, credit crunch lessons still apply
Ten years ago today, August 9, 2007, “the world changed”.
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OpinionOpinion: The grocery market is not Amazon's true target
Most commentators have portrayed Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods as a drawing of the battle lines in the grocery market.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: Regulation has not kept up with grocery
What is driving the apparent scramble for distribution and wholesaling businesses in UK food?
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NewsMike Ashley ups stake in Goals Soccer Centres
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has nearly doubled his stake in five-a-side football pitch company Goals Soccer Centres.
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NewsSpar’s biggest supplier considers sale of wholesale arm
Spar’s biggest supplier, AF Blakemore, has appointed KPMG to advise on a potential £100m sale of its wholesale business.
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AnalysisBig break or big mistake? The best and worst retail M&A
There were deals galore in last week as B&M snapped up Heron Foods and DFS bought Sofology. We look back at some of retail’s landmark deals.
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GalleryIn pictures: What DFS boss Ian Filby sees in Sofology
After DFS unveiled its impending £25m takeover of Sofology, the sofa stalwart’s boss Ian Filby told Retail Week that the 37-store retailer has been on his radar for some time.
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NewsDFS acquires sofa specialist Sofology in £25m deal
DFS is to buy specialist sofa competitor Sofology in a deal valued at £25m.
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NewsToday in retail: Asda slides while B&M swoops
In another day dominated by the value grocery market, Asda has revealed a dismal performance over its past year and B&M has swooped in on Heron Foods.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has B&M swooped on Heron Foods?
B&M has acquired Northern convenience chain Heron Foods for £152m. Retail Week looks at why it has made the deal.
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AnalysisB&M buys Heron Foods: What the analysts say
B&M shocked the market this morning when it snapped up discount food retailer Heron Foods. We look at how the City and other retail watchers reacted.
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NewsB&M snaps up retailer Heron Foods in £152m deal
Value giant B&M has bought retailer Heron Foods in a push into convenience retail.
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AnalysisWhat the Morrisons-McColl’s deal means for grocery M&A
Morrisons’ surprise deal to supply convenience specialist McColl’s took the grocery wholesale and retail world by surprise today.
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AnalysisMorrisons’ McColl’s tie-up: What the analysts say
Morrisons has struck a “ground-breaking” deal with McColl’s to supply products to more than 1,350 of its convenience stores and newsagents.
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NewsMatchesfashion.com owners explore sale options
Matchesfashion.com’s owners are reportedly exploring potential sale options, hunting for advisers to manage the process.
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NewsDunelm to open up to 50 Kiddicare shop-in-shops
Dunelm is planning to install large Kiddicare shop-in-shops in as many as 50 of its stores, Retail Week can reveal.