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M&A
Inc Retail Group announces Tootsa MacGinty acquisition
Inc Retail Group, a part of Inc and Co, has reportedly announced the acquisition of children’s clothing brand Tootsa MacGinty…
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DIY
Travis Perkins Q1 merchanting sales grow 6.3% from 2019
Travis Perkins has announced that its merchanting segment saw total sales between April and May 2021 rise 6.3% when compared…
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Amazon ‘destroys’ millions of unsold products each year
Amazon has been accused of destroying millions of unsold items every year at one of its UK fulfilment centres. An…
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Department Stores
Epiris announces Sharps acquisition
Epiris has announced that its Epiris Fund II has agreed to acquire Sharps, the fitted bedroom furniture supplier from Sun…
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Supermarkets
Morrisons rejects £5.5bn CD&R takeover bid
Wm Morrison Supermarkets has rejected a £5.5bn takeover bid from the American private equity company, Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R).…
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Government
Bira takes credit for rent moratorium extension
The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has taken credit for the recently announced rent moratorium extension. Revealed on 16 June,…
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Entertainment
Waterstones FY20 revenues decline 4.3% to £376m
Waterstones has reported a 4.3% year-on-year decline in revenues to £376m for the 52 weeks ended 25 April 2020. The…
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Clothing & Shoes
N Brown returns to growth in Q1
N Brown saw a return to growth in Q1 FY22 as group revenues climbed 0.5% year-on-year to £168.7m during the…
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Online & Digital
Victorian Plumbing market cap valued at £850m upon IPO
Victorian Plumbing, the online retailer of bathroom products and accessories, has revealed its market capitalisation upon admission to trading on…
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People Moves
Westfield owner names Caroline Puechoultres as CCO
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), the owner of Westfield, has announced the appointment of Caroline Puechoultres as chief customer officer (CCO) at the…
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