Signet, the specialist jewellery retailer with operations in the US and UK, is under fresh pressure to sell its UK businesses after an informal approach from an unnamed private equity company. The com... [more]

Elegant Touch, the popular UK nail care brand whose customers include Liberty Ross and Elizabeth Jagger, has been put up for sale for around £40m by owners Original Additions. Elegant Touch, which was... [more]

Phase Eight, the ladies fashion retailer, is to explore options for a sale of the business after receiving a number of unsolicited bids for the company. ... [more]

Americana, the UK-based clothing company whose fashion brands include Bench and Hooch, is to undergo a strategic review that could lead to a sale of the business. ... [more]

European Motor Holdings Plc (EMH), the UK-listed car retailer, is undertaking a strategic review which analysts predict could lead to a sale.... [more]

New Look, the privately-owned UK fashion retailer, may be put up for sale by its private equity owners Permira and Apax.... [more]

Matalan, the discount clothing retailer, has agreed a £817m takeover offer from its original founder, John Hargreaves. Hargreaves, who founded the company in 1985, already controlled 53 per cent of th... [more]

Jessops is to acquire MacKinnons of Dyce, the chain of 20 photography stores in Scotland and Northern Ireland, for £0.8m. 19 of the stores are located in Scotland, and the acquisition doubles Jessops'... [more]

PD Ports has sold H&L Garages, its Mercedes Benz truck dealership with 300 staff at branches in Killingholme, York, Boston, Grantham, Lincoln and Hull, to a management team. MD Brett Whittingham and f... [more]

Fat Face, the extreme sportswear and casual clothing retailer with over 112 stores across the UK, is rumoured to be planning a sale or flotation. ... [more]