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]

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]