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Hunkemöller sold to PAI partners

Following last weeks sales announcement of retail company De Bijenkorf to Selfridges, now international retail group Maxeda stated it’s selling Hunkemöller to PAI partners (PAI). The transaction isn’t set in stone as yet, but is expected to be final early 2011 after the trade unions advice. With PAI, Hunkemöller believes it can strengthen its...

Fashion

Selfridges acquires Dutch department store group

Luxury department store Selfridges is poised to enter the Dutch market, with the acquisition of Dutch department store de Bijenkorf, or "the beehive" in translation. Selfridges acquired the 12 store group from the Maxeda Retail Group for an undisclosed sum. The company further operates the luxury Irish department store Brown Thomas, and Canadian...