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Barnes & Noble seeks a Nook for its tablet

The book retailer considers spinning off the capital-intensive business. Continue reading

Posted on January 6, 2012 9:03 AM

Filene's cancels lease auction

Discount retailer Filene's Basement LLC and parent company Syms Corp. have canceled the auction of their 24 leases.Documents do not disclose why the auction set for Thursday, Dec. 22, was canceled or what the company will now do with its... Continue reading

Posted on December 23, 2011 3:33 PM

Blackstone teams with Berggruen for Kaufhof bid

The supervisory board of German retail behemoth Metro AG on Friday, Dec. 16, will discuss two offers for department store chain Galeria Kaufhof GmbH after German-American financier Nicolas Berggruen teamed up with New York private equity shop Blackstone Group... Continue reading

Posted on December 16, 2011 8:36 AM

All dressed up with nowhere to go

Talbots Inc. has yet to respond to an unsolicited bid from Sycamore Partners LLC, valued at about $212 million Continue reading

Posted on December 15, 2011 8:39 AM

Sycamore makes unsolicited bid for Talbots

Sycamore might consider sweetening the offer should Talbots agree to discussions that would include access to financial data Continue reading

Posted on December 7, 2011 11:23 AM

Shopping with Wal-Mart

Venky Harinarayan and long-time business partner Anand Rajaraman have no regrets about having sold their Silicon Valley startup Kosmix to the retail giant Continue reading

Posted on November 30, 2011 2:21 PM

Honeywell buys King's Safetywear for $338M

Honeywell International Inc. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, said it would acquire private equity-owned King's Safetywear Ltd. for $338 million, continuing a push by the conglomerate to grow its protective clothing business via acquisition.Singapore-based King's Safetywear was formed in 1965 and... Continue reading

Posted on November 1, 2011 3:54 PM

P.F. Chang's seen as an appetizing target

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. could soon be serving up new owners.Industry watchers said that potential buyers, mostly private equity firms, could be interested in acquiring the struggling Scottsdale, Ariz., Asian-themed casual dining chain due to its relatively low valuation... Continue reading

Posted on October 27, 2011 1:51 PM

U.S. retailers awakening to M&A abroad

Some retailers 'have now seen that there is a whole untapped opportunity out there' in international markets, according to Colin Welch, the new CEO of middle-market investment bank Financo. Continue reading

Posted on October 26, 2011 4:00 AM

Jones Group in talks to sell jeanswear division

Jones Group Inc. announced is in discussions to sell its jeanswear division to Delta Galil Industries Ltd Continue reading

Posted on October 12, 2011 12:35 PM

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