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]

Administrators at Wigan-based television retailer H Plumb and Son say they may be able to sell part of the business after the company went into liquidation. ... [more]

Music Zone, one of the UK's largest music and DVD retailers, has gone into administration following a decision by its bankers, the Bank of Ireland, that it could “no longer support the business”.... [more]

Greeting Card Group, the UK's second largest retailer of cards and gifts, has entered administration, putting 2,500 jobs under threat. The company, whose brands include Cardfair and Card Warehouse, ha... [more]