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Aug- 2023 -29 August
Natura and Co considers Body Shop sale
Natura and Co is considering potentially selling The Body Shop as a result of its poor post-pandemic performance. The company confirmed in an SEC filing that it was exploring “strategic alternatives” for the business. JP Morgan analysts believe that a sale is the most likely outcome, with the business being…
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29 August
Clintons to shut 38 stores as part of restructuring plan
Clintons is reportedly set to close 38 stores in a bid to stave off its collapse for at least 12 months after a restructuring plan was approved by an insolvency court. According to the Evening Standard, the plan allows the retailer to escape full payment of business rates and rent…
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29 August
Authentic Brands partners with Baozun for Hunter China
Authentic Brands has announced a joint venture with Baozun for Hunter in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Through this partnership, China-based digital ecommerce group Baozun has acquired a 51% equity interest in Hunter in the region. This follows news that, in May of this year, Baozun was among the businesses…
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29 August
Shop price annual inflation slows to 6.9% in August
Shop price annual inflation decelerated further to 6.9% in August, down from 7.6% in July, the BRC has said. The figure, which is below the 3-month average rate of 7.7%, is at its lowest since October 2022. Non-food inflation remained unchanged at 4.7% in August, which is below the 3-month…
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29 August
Frasers ups Asos stake to 19.3%
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has announced that it has once again upped its stake in Asos to 19.3%, up from 18%. The news comes after the group increased its stake to 17% earlier this month. The group also raised its stake in Boohoo Group from 6.8% to 7.8%. Prior to…
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25 August
Puma appoints new general manager of Europe
Sports company Puma has recently appointed Javier Ortega as new general manager of Europe, effective from September 1, 2023. He will be responsible for the areas Central Europe, France, UK & Ireland, Southern Europe and Nordics and report directly to Puma CEO Arne Freundt. Ortega, who has been with the…
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25 August
Sparc Group agrees strategic partnership with Shein
Sparc Group Holdings has announced a strategic partnership with Shein, the global integrated online marketplace for fashion, beauty and lifestyle products. Under the agreement, Shein has acquired an approximately one-third interest in Sparc Group, a joint venture that includes Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group, with Sparc becoming a…
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25 August
Quiz non-exec director steps down
Fast fashion brand Quiz has announced that non-executive director Charlotte O’Sullivan intends to step down from the board of directors on 30 November 2023. The decision to step down comes as O’Sullivan relocates overseas. Given this O’Sullivan will not be proposed for re-election as a director at the group’s annual…
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25 August
John Lewis Partnership to recruit over 10,000 roles
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that it is recruiting for more than 10,000 new roles. Of the new roles, 8,400 of them will be seasonal Christmas roles and 1,700 roles will be non-seasonal roles across Waitrose and John Lewis. Waitrose will recruit more than 2,800 seasonal roles across its…
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25 August
HMV owner makes last-ditch bid for Wilko
Canadian businessman Doug Putman has reportedly made a last-ditch attempt to rescue parts of Wilko in a move that could save up to 4,000 jobs, The Times has reported. According to The Times, Putman, who purchased HMV in 2019, has held talks with Wilko’s management team and administrators from PwC…
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