Acquisitions News in the Retail sector: 2007

Tue, 07 Aug 2007: The Board of Alba has announced that it has successfully completed negotiations for the proposed sale of the Group's leisure division. The proposed disposal is conditional upon the approval of sharehol...
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007: Vertu Motors is to acquire Bristol Street for £40m, creating a nationwide chain of 35 car dealerships with 1,700 staff....
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Wed, 07 Feb 2007: 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...
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Tue, 06 Feb 2007: 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...
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Mon, 05 Feb 2007: Jimmy Choo, the luxury shoes company with more than 60 outlets, has been acquired by US private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners for about &pou...
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Fri, 02 Feb 2007: East of England Co-operative Society has acquired 20 Anglian Convenience Stores in Norfolk, taking its total regional network to 137 outlets....
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Wed, 17 Jan 2007: 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...
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Wed, 10 Jan 2007: 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...
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