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Retail heavyweight Rob Templeman joins BRC

Current Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium.

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Mary Portas leads review into high street

Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed retail consultant Mary Portas to lead an independent review into the future of Britain's high streets.

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Small retailers lead website performance

Furniture retailer DFS holds onto the top spot in the Sitemorse Q2 Retail 500 Report, which ranks the best performing websites of the UK's retailers.

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Morrisons takes first e-commerce step

UK supermarket chain Morrisons has secured the acquisition of online baby product retailer Kiddicare, and the rights to its technology platform, in a deal worth £70 million.

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TowerBrook takes Phase Eight off the rack

Investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners has acquired a ‘significant stake’ in women’s clothing retailer Phase Eight, with plans to rapidly expand the business internationally.

Entrepreneurs

In the blood: Theo Paphitis interview

It didn’t take long for Theo Paphitis to return to selling lingerie. But this time he’s back with a new retailing concept.

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AlexandAlexa backed by £1.5 million

Online luxury children’s clothing retailer AlexandAlexa has secured £1.5 million from MMC Ventures in a deal which will see the private equity firm take a minority stake in the business.

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LDC backs Mountain Warehouse buy-out

Lloyds’ mid-market private equity division LDC has backed the buy-out of the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse.

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The Hut Group makes double acquisition

The Hut Group has acquired two businesses from Findel for around £600,000.

Opinion

Retail detail

There's a massive disparity in the fortunes of differently-sized retail businesses, according to data released today.

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Lombok in pre-pack administration

A private equity-led consortium has acquired the trading name and assets of high street furniture retailer Lombok from administrator KPMG.

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Floors-2-Go rescued from administration

Troubled retailer Floors-2-Go, which went into administration last month following the failure of a management buy-out backed by VC firm Alchemy Partners, has been bought by flooring and carpeting entrepreneurs the Hodges brothers.

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