Jones Apparel nearing sale of Barneys: reports
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Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is  nearing a deal to sell its luxury Barneys New York department  store chain to a private equity firm owned by the Dubai  government, according to reports by two news organizations on  Wednesday.
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UK photographic goods retailer Jessops says it plans to list on the stock market, after seeing business boosted by digital camera sales.
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Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is close to a deal to sell Barneys New York luxury department store chain for $825 million to Dubai's private equity firm Istithmar, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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The Fast Retailing Company, the Japanese retailer that owns the Uniqlo line of stores, made an unsolicited $900 million bid for Barneys New York.
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NEW YORK  - Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc.  said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.  in a deal worth $400 million as a move to expand into luxury apparel retailing.
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Private-equity firms have in recent  days been moving into prime position to buy orthopedics maker  Biomet Inc. , the Wall Street Journal reported on its  Web site on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 19, 2004 - NEW YORK - With the holiday season nigh, retail giants have been doing some shopping of their own. Last week, retailer to the masses, Jones Apparel Group, acquired Barneys New York Inc., causing fashionistas the world over to perspire over the fate of the luxury retailer. Then, trumping the JNA-Barneys deal entirely, Kmart and Sears merged to create the third largest U.S. retailer.
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Shares of Jones Apparel Group Inc.   rose 4.8 percent on Friday after a media report said  private equity firms Bain Capital, Texas Pacific Group and The  Blackstone Group are the lead bidders for the shoe and apparel  maker.
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Levi Strauss &amp; Co. has done a U-turn on the sale of its Dockers casual clothing business. Having originally explored selling the brand Levi&#39;s now says there is more value in keeping it.
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Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc.  said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.  in a deal worth &#36;400 million as a move to expand into luxury apparel retailing.
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Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a mid-priced clothing retailer and maker, said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.
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A Lebanese private equity firm appears to have reached a deal to buy Nordstrom Inc.'s  Faconnable brand of upscale apparel and accessories, The New York Post reported on Wednesday.
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Jones Apparel Group Inc.   said on Thursday it received an unsolicited bid from Fast  Retailing Co. Ltd. to acquire Barneys New York Inc. for $900  million, which tops Jones&#39; existing pact to sell the upscale  clothing chain for $825 million.
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News Corp. may be ready to sell off MySpace in an effort to gain a stake in search engine company Yahoo, British daily The Times reported Wednesday.
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German sports goods firm Adidas   expects a turnaround in sales at U.S. subsidiary  Reebok by the end of the year, a German magazine quoted the  group's chief executive as saying.
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Another shopper has rung up Barneys New York, the high-end fashion emporium that is being sold to the investment arm of the Dubai government for $825 million.
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Teen apparel retailer looking good.