Fashion retailer Next said on Wednesday it has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through an insolvency process, paying 2.5 million pounds ($3.4 million). Next said it was also paying 1.3 million...
Saks Global files for bankruptcy due to heavy debt load months after Neiman Marcus takeover
Saks Global, a US luxury retail group, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Tuesday (January 13, 2026). The high-end department store conglomerate struggled with a substantial debt load due to multiple reasons...
RedTape founders seek stake sale, eye Blackstone and KKR interest
Indian footwear firm RedTape’s founders are soliciting interest from Blackstone and KKR as they look to sell a majority stake or even their entire holding worth nearly $510 million, according to sources and a...
Arvind Fashions snaps up Flipkart’s stake in Flying Machine for Rs 135 crore
Arvind Fashions said on Monday it will buy Flipkart India’s entire 31.25% stake in its denim-focused unit that runs the Flying Machine brand, in a deal valued at Rs 135 crore. Arvind Youth Brands Private Limited runs...
Arvind Fashions to acquire balance stake in Arvind Youth Brands
Arvind Fashions has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Flipkart India (seller) to acquire the seller’s entire shareholding i.e. 31.25% on a fully diluted basis in Arvind Youth Brands (subsidiary of...
NCLT clears merger of Amazon marketplace with logistics arm
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed the merger of Amazon Transportation Services (ATSPL) with Amazon Seller Services (ASSPL), paving the way for the local arms of the US-based ecommerce firm to...
Prestige Estates rises 2% as unit acquires stake in Bharatnagar Buildcon
Shares of Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. rose over 2 per cent on Thursday after the company’s subsidiaries, Prestige Falcon Realty and Prestige Projects, acquired a partnership interest worth ₹938.75 crore in...
Apparel retailers Destination XL and FullBeauty agree to merger of equals
Retailers Destination XL Group and FullBeauty Brands agreed to merge, creating a bigger player in the size-inclusive apparel market, the companies announced on Thursday, confirming an earlier Reuters report. The...
Italy conditionally approves Chinese JD.com’s takeover of Ceconomy
Italy’s government has given its conditional approval to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s takeover of German electronics retailer Ceconomy, a parliamentary document showed on Thursday. Using its so-called...
RPSG Ventures to acquire 40% of FSP Design for ₹455 crore in luxury push
Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Ventures has approved a deal to acquire 40 per cent of luxury fashion label FSP Design at an enterprise value of Rs 455.17 crore with a cash consideration. The company will also have the option to...
South Africa’s Pepkor completes $98 million acquisition of Retailability brands
South African retailer Pepkor has acquired several fashion brands from privately-owned Retailability, it said on Tuesday, as part of its push into the adult clothing market. The Cape Town-based Pepkor has been growing...
SBI Life Insurance, Aditya Birla MF, others buy 6% stake in AB Lifestyle Brands for Rs 998 cr
SBI Life Insurance, Aditya Birla MF, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and other entities have cumulatively acquired over 7.31 crore shares, representing a 6 per cent stake, in Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands from Flipkart...
