Upmarket lingerie retailer Rigby & Peller
reported a 12 per cent sales decline, from £10.1 million to
£8.9 million in the 11 months to December. Despite being
under new ownership, Rigby & Peller posted a loss for the third
consecutive year, of £520,000, writes the Mail on Sunday.
Barber of Sheffield, a medical supplies business
specialising in selling tattoo equipment and consumables via its
catalogue and website, has secured a multimillion-pound
investment to expand its operations. Venture capital firm EV
invested a sum from the Coalfields Funds in the business,
alongside PHD Equity Partners. The deal will allow the owners,
husband and wife Tony and Stephanie Crane, to realise part of
their investment in the business and will also provide funding
for growth including overseas expansion in to the US and Europe.
As well as tattoo products, the company also supplies to
veterinary wholesalers and also provides autopsy products for
hospitals, mortuaries and emergency services.
Bazaarvoice is to acquire rival
PowerReviews for $151 million (£96
million). The deal expands the Bazaarvoice network to over 1,800
clients globally. In more M&A news, Quark
announced its acquisition of Mobile IQ, creator
of PressRun, a cloud-based digital publishing solution developed
to deliver interactive tablet and mobile experiences.
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