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]

Gerald Ratner, the British entrepreneur, has revealed that he would consider a sale of his online jewellery business, GeraldOnline, if a suitably high offer materialised. Separately, he also commented... [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]

Fopp has bought 67 former Music Zone stores out of administration, including an office in Stockport and a warehouse in Norfolk, securing the future of 775 jobs.... [more]

Adams Childrenswear has been bought out of administration by a former chairman of Stead & Simpson, securing the future of 3,000 jobs at 273 stores, but a further 400 jobs at 42 branches will be lost.... [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]

East of England Co-operative Society has acquired 20 Anglian Convenience Stores in Norfolk, taking its total regional network to 137 outlets.... [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]

Robert Tchenguiz, the Iranian property tycoon, is tipped to put nine Welcome Break service stations up for sale with an asking price of £365m. Tchenguiz is thought to have hired DTZ to handle the sal... [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]

US company Myriad is auctioning off its UK Adams childrenswear business, with five bidders thought to remain in the third and final round. It was hoped that the struggling company would fetch £50m, ho... [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]

Greeting Card Group has been bought out of administration by a management team, securing the future of 1,500 of the 2,500 jobs and 300 of the 470 card shops.... [more]

Aga Foodservice Group, the UK oven maker, has announced it is considering the sale of its US division, Domain.... [more]