Leading European specialist retailer of PC and video games, The GAME Group plc, has announced that it has acquired Games Station Limited from Blockbuster UK for £74m. ... [more]

US private investment firm Sun European Partners LLP, the European advisor to Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has acquired kitchen and bathroom products retailer the HomeForm Group.The HomeForm Group is... [more]

Borders, the US’s second largest bookseller, is considering a sale of its UK stores due to struggling sales in a “challenging” retail environment.... [more]

UK babycare retailer Mothercare announced that it is in talks with Chelsea Stores, parent company of rival educational toy seller Early Learning Centre, to buy the children's retail chain for £85m in ... [more]

Hobbs, the UK-based ladies clothing retailer owned by private equity group 3i, is reportedly considering a sale or flotation.... [more]

Oilily, the Dutch retailer of upmarket women's and children's clothing, is thought to be up for sale for up to €50m according to a report in the Financial Times.... [more]

Private equity groups Permira and Apax are considering a sale or flotation of high street fashion chain New Look after receiving at least three unsolicited approaches for the business, according to we... [more]

Focus DIY, one of the UK's largest DIY retailers, has been put up for sale by its private equity owners following a strategic review by Rothschild.... [more]

Fashion designer Catherine Walker has reportedly put her fashion business, Catherine Walker Ltd, up for sale. The London-based company, which specialises in couture designs, is expected to fetch over ... [more]

UK window-blind retailer Hillarys is reportedly up for sale for an estimated £200m. Owners Change Capital are thought to have hired NM Rothschild to handle the sale. No potential buyers have yet been ... [more]

It was reported today that accessories, clothing and footwear company Kangol was sold to Sports World and Lilywhites owner Mike Ashley for around £10m. ... [more]

Homeform Group which owns some well known brands such as Moben, Dolphin, Sharps bedrooms and Kitchens Direct has been put up for sale by its private equity owner Phildrew Ventures - possibly due to di... [more]

Jimmy Choo, the luxury shoes company with more than 60 outlets, has been acquired by US private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners for about £185m.... [more]

The administrators of North West retail chain Stationery Box have put the business up for sale. Less than two months into their new ownership under Hilco, and after an additional £1m of working capita... [more]

Brantano, the UK-based shoe retail group, has hired Petercam to advise on a sale, according to a report. It has been suggested that Brantano, which posted sales of €295m in 2006, could sell for up to... [more]

Irish retail group Musgrave has reportedly entered into negotiations over the sale of 75 Budgens supermarkets in the UK. A further 5 Budgens stores will be retained by Musgrave, as well as its Londis ... [more]

UK-listed jewellery retailer Theo Fennell has reportedly hired Cavendish Corporate Finance to explore a possible sale of the business after receiving a number of bid approaches.... [more]

Focus DIY, one of the UK's largest DIY retailers, announced today that it has appointed the investment bank NM Rothschild to conduct a strategic review of the business that could lead to a sale. ... [more]

Gap Inc, the global clothing retailer, is believed to be considering a sale of the business after it unveiled disappointing results for the seventh consecutive quarter.... [more]

Strides and Van Mildert, the operators of fashion stores in Durham, Yarm and York, have been acquired by the Stockton-based owners of the Box Clothing Company for undisclosed terms.... [more]