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Mar- 2019 -27 March
Boohoo acquires online retailer MissPap
Online fashion retailer Boohoo group, has acquired the brand and intellectual property assets of women’s pureplay fashion brand MissPap for…
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27 March
Majestic Wines to close all stores and rebrand as Naked
Majestic Wines has announced it is to close all 200 of its retail stores as it rebrands as Naked Wines,…
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27 March
Sports Direct considers £61.4m bid for Debenhams
Sports Direct, owned by Mike Ashley, is considering a £61.4m bid to take control over embattled department store chain Debenhams,…
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26 March
JoJo Maman Bebe founder says retail sector is ‘extremely tough’
The founder of babywear brand, JoJo Maman Bebe, has said consumer confidence is at an all-time low in an “extremely…
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26 March
Moss Bros suffers £4.2m loss in 2018
Men’s fashion retailer Moss Bros has reported statutory loss before tax of £4.2m for the year ending 26 January 2019.…
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26 March
Sports Direct considers cash offer for Debenhams
Sports Direct has revealed it is mulling over a cash offer for embattled department store Debenhams, despite the retailer rejecting…
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25 March
Pretty Green set to appoint administrators this week
Fashion brand, Pretty Green is set to draft in administrators this week after it filed a notice of intention to…
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25 March
Paperchase CVA proposal approved by creditors
The creditors of stationery retailer Paperchase have approved its proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The retailer originally announced the CVA…
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25 March
Sports Direct slams Debenhams for rejecting £100m offer
Sports Direct has criticised Debenhams for rejecting its offer to acquire its Danish company Magasin Du Nord for £100m. On…
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22 March
Travis Perkins appoints new COO amid plans to simplify business
Building materials retailer, Travis Perkins, has appointed Frank Elkins as its new chief operating officer for the group’s trade merchant…
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