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A golden quarter lacking in shine: A look at Christmas trading results
Festive trading review
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Retail reflections: What the Autumn Budget means for retailers
Retail sector post-budget review
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Autumn Budget 2024: Retail
Budget retail sector preview
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Black Friday: Kickstarting Christmas
Black Friday and the retail outlook
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Former BHS directors found liable for wrongful trading, misfeasance trading and misfeasance
Just over 8 years after the BHS Group entered into administration with a billion pounds worth of trading liabilities and pension debts.
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FRP-led Restructuring Plan provides Clintons with viable future
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FRP secures web sale in Debenhams administration
FRP secures the £55 million sale of Debenham’s websites and IP as iconic high street retailer goes into administration
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FRP team helps secure the future of iconic retail and leisure complex, The Trafford Centre, through its sale to CPP Investments
FRP team helps secure the sale of iconic retail and leisure complex, The Trafford Centre, after parent company falls into administration
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FRP-led M&A deal for high street fashion chain
An FRP-led M&A process secured the sale of Monsoon & Accessorize out of administration, saving 2,000 jobs
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Fast sale secures future for swim brand Zoggs
FRP’s Corporate Finance team secure accelerated sale of iconic swimming brand Zoggs to Head (UK)
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A summer VAT cut won’t fix retail’s real challenge
The Chancellor’s announcement of a temporary summer VAT cut has been widely welcomed as a boost for families and hospitality. For retail,…
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Beauty in two minutes with Victoria
FRP Corporate Finance Partner Victoria Kisseleva shares her latest insights – from headline acquisitions to the supply chain and cost pressures that could influence the next phase of the market.
Press
25 jobs saved as administrators secure sale of Jules B Limited
Advisors at FRP have secured a business sale of fashion retailer, Jules B Limited, saving the jobs of all 25 employees.
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The real risks in brewery borrowing and where they appear first
UK brewing continues to face sustained cost and margin pressure, with failure rates rising among smaller and mid‑sized independents. For…
Article
Business in beauty: Exploring deal activity in the beauty sector
Victoria Kisseleva explores the key trends driving deal activity in the beauty sector
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What retail leaders are talking about: Five takeaways from FRP’s Conference
Last week, I attended FRP’s Retail Conference, which brought together retailers, lawyers, accountants and forensic specialists to delve…
Article
Retail Conference ’25: Navigating a new retail reality
Identifying the opportunity in disruption
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FRP Invoice Retail Conference ’25: Building agile business models for a changing retail landscape
What’s making agility a must-have for retailers
Article
Retail Conference ’25: investment and lending
Trends in retail M&A, debt financing and public markets
Article
Navigating tariff uncertainty
Alastair Massey reviews how businesses can navigate ongoing uncertainty caused by tariffs
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Spring Budget 2025: What this means for the retail sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Spring Budget introduced a series of measures that are set to impact the retail landscape, some more…
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Exploring the Future of Retail: Challenges, opportunities, and insights
Last week, I attended FRP’s Retail Breakfast event, where a panel of industry experts shared valuable insights into the evolving retail…