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Waitrose in talks to buy Eat
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- 30 March 2010 10:00
Waitrose is in talks to acquire sandwich and coffee chain Eat. The supermarket chain is believed to be in the early stages of negotiations to buy the 100-store chain, which was originally set up by Niall and Faith MacArthur in 1996 and now co-owned by Penta Capital. The deal could ...read more
Pets at Home appoints Tony DeNunzio
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- 30 March 2010 09:59
Pets at Home has appointed former Asda UK head Tony De Nunzio as its new non-executive chairman. He replaces Luke Mayhew, who has decided to step down following the company's acquisition by private equity firm KKR.Mr De Nunzio is executive chairman of Maxeda, the largest non-food retailer in the Netherlands, ...read more
Boots and Mothercare in new clothing venture
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- 09 February 2010 09:35
Boots and Mothercare have announced that they are forming a strategic partnership to design, source and supply a new children's clothing and accessories brand to be sold exclusively through Boots stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.This partnership builds on the existing commercial relationship where Boots sells Mothercare's ...read more
Pets at Home in sale deal
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- 27 January 2010 09:38
It has been reported that Pets at Home, the UK's biggest pet retailer, is set to be sold to private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).KKR, whose investments include Alliance Boots and Toys 'R' Us, has reportedly paid £950 million to acquire the Cheshire-based retailer from current owner Bridgepoint Capital.Pets ...read more
Boots celebrates 160th anniversary
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- 10 December 2009 10:00
Alliance Boots is celebrating 160 years and plans to make itself a "global brand". Outside the UK, the group continues to expand presence of the Boots brand through the opening of new stores in the Republic of Ireland and Thailand and the roll out of a new format in Norway ...read more
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