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Thai retail conglomerate Central Group and Austrian retail group Signa Holding have completed their acquisition of British department store chain Selfridges from the billionaire Weston family.<\/h4>\n

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The sale of Selfridges<\/strong> was announced last December, and will see Central Group and Signa Holding manage the retail group under a 50-50 partnership agreement.<\/p>\n

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As part of the $5.37 billion deal, Selfridges Group<\/strong> will join Central and Signa’s existing portfolio of 22 luxury department stores<\/strong>, with two new stores opening in D\u00fcsseldorf and Vienna. Selfridges Group<\/strong> has 18 stores under four banners in three countries.<\/p>\n

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As a result of the deal, Selfridges Group’s current managing director, Anne Pitcher, will step down at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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Stefano Della Valle<\/strong>, CEO of the Central and Signa groups’ luxury department stores in Europe<\/strong>, will lead the Selfridges Group<\/strong> in his expanded role.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Tos Chirathivat<\/strong>, executive chairman and CEO of Central Group, and Dieter Berninghaus<\/strong>, executive chairman of Signa Holding<\/strong>, will serve as the group’s new co-chairmen.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are long-term investors with a well-established partnership and shared vision to reshape and reinvent the luxury retail industry<\/em>,\u201d Chitathivat and Berninghaus said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are committed to creating the world\u2019s leading luxury omnichannel platform for all our customers through both online and offline channels.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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Read also > Selfridges to be acquired for nearly 5 billion euros<\/a><\/p>\n

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Featured photos : \u00a9 Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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