Despite considering its options overseas, e-commerce retailer The Hut Group plans a London initial public offering (IPO) that would value it at around £4.5 billion, potentially the biggest listing of a British company in the UK since 2013.
Tesco plans to start offering free grocery delivery from online orders in a move designed to compete directly with Amazon Fresh.
Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, has filed an antitrust probe against Apple for anti-competitive practices in California.
On 19 August 2020, American holiday rental marketplace Airbnb filed papers for its long-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO). However, the decision to launch IPO proceedings comes as a surprise to analysts after Airbnb cut 25% of its workforce in May in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Swiss Chocolate company Milka has lost its long running battle over square chocolate bars with German rival Ritter Sport.
Google has enabled a default, auto-delete feature for user data. The announcement came only two days after Apple announced that its next software update would require apps to obtain user permission before tracking their data.
The EU’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, has announced that the European Commission will carry out two antitrust investigations into Apple Pay and Apple’s iOS App Store.
Impossible Foods has successfully brought an action against Nestle on the basis of infringement of the “Impossible Burger” trademark in Europe.
Carluccio’s, one of the first casual dining chains to fall into administration due to the pandemic, has been purchased by Boparan Restaurant Group (“BRG”). Around 30 of Carluccio’s 70 UK sites will be acquired, keeping 800 jobs. The remaining staff will be laid off, and sites closed or sold.
Ted Baker recently announced a rescue plan combining an open offer to existing shareholders, and a placing, which will offer any outstanding shares to institutional investors. The rescue plan, which is selling shares at a discounted price of 75p a share, hopes to raise approximately £95m, with up to a further £10m available if new shares are also offered to the public in an offer for subscription.