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French Connection said Friday it has begun talks with four parties about a sale. The company also said it has had talks with other interested parties about its plans, without going into detail.
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![]( "French Connection for sale, will Ashley step in?")
French Connection for sale, will Ashley step in?In a short statement on Monday, French Connection confirmed what had been rumoured for some time with the company saying that it’s looking at its strategy options and one of those could include a sale.
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![]( "Sports Direct wins House of Fraser for £90m after administration filing")
Sports Direct wins House of Fraser for £90m after administration filingHouse of Fraser is to get a new owner after calling in administrators Friday. A fast deal to buy a slimmed-down version of the chain had been on the cards with news Friday that retail tycoon Mike Ashley is now in charge.
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![]( "JD Sports in \"transformational\" Finish Line buy")
JD Sports in "transformational" Finish Line buyJD Sports is riding high at the moment and that’s making it acquisition-hungry. The latest? US-based The Finish Line, with the company having entered a conditional (and game-changing) deal to buy it at the weekend.
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![]( "House of Fraser owner confirms plan to sell controlling stake")
House of Fraser owner confirms plan to sell controlling stakeHouse of Fraser’s Chinese owner is planning to sell its majority stake in the under-performing department store chain to another Chinese entity, it confirmed on Tuesday. But it will keep a large holding in the retailer.
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![]( "Good news and bad at Flannels and Bob's owner Sports Direct")
Good news and bad at Flannels and Bob's owner Sports DirectIt was a mix of the good and the bad as Sports Direct delivered its results on Thursday with the global retail giant clearly still a work-in-progress that's advancing in some areas, but also seeing a profits drop.
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![]( "Sports Direct now owns over a quarter of French Connection")
Sports Direct now owns over a quarter of French ConnectionSports Direct now owns 27% of beleaguered fashion retailer French Connection with the stake making it the second largest shareholder in the firm and just 3% below the threshold at which it must launch a takeover bid.
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![]( "Sports Direct profits plunge, inks Asics deal, premium ops and new-gen stores outperform")
Sports Direct profits plunge, inks Asics deal, premium ops and new-gen stores outperformSports Direct saw its profits taking a dive last year and currency effects are hitting margins hard. But new-gen stores, a deal with Asics and strong premium lifestyle and licensing ops give it reasons to be cheerful
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![]( "French Connection founder criticised again by investors after AGM")
French Connection founder criticised again by investors after AGMInvestors in struggling French Connection are voicing fresh criticism of its boss Stephen Marks. Their complaints come after the board confirmed him in his dual CEO/chairman’s role on a show of hands at last week’s AGM.
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![]( "Sports Direct takes Iconix and Finish Line stakes, wants to \"build relationships\"")
Sports Direct takes Iconix and Finish Line stakes, wants to "build relationships"Sports Direct said late on Thursday that it has taken strategic stakes in US-based businesses Iconix and Finish Line as it seeks to "hopefully build a relationship and develop commercial partnerships".