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Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) is a surprise bidder for troubled women’s fashion chain Jane Norman, which is likely to be sold over the next 72 hours.

Debenhams yesterday tabled a bid to acquire the stock and brand of the troubled women's fashion retailer Jane Norman, as the latter faces a huge quarterly rent payment tomorrow.

Private equity investors join negotiations to take over beleaguered fashion retailer

The Debenhams summer sale started last week with half price discounts on thousands of items in store and online. The best selling items so far seem to be in the childrenswear and children's toys departments, although there are plenty of items that'll interest mum and dad too. Better still, there's free delivery and returns on everything in the UK and fairly low international delivery rates too. There's no end date for the sale yet but stocks are likely to disappear fast, so be quick.

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Jane Norman has kicked off a process to sell the young fashion chain after a troubled few years.

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The royal wedding is set to give shops in London's West End a £50 million boost, it was revealed today.

The chief executive of Debenhams, Rob Templeman, sprung a surprise yesterday, revealing he will retire in September after nearly eight years at the department store chain.

John Lovering has stepped down after just eight months as chairman of the outdoor retailer Go Outdoors, which is poised to sell a minority stake to 3i, the listed private equity firm.