据报道,中国电子商务公司京东正在考虑对英国在线零售商 The Very Group 提出潜在的 £20 亿 ($27 亿) 收购要约。

Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com is reported to be considering a potential £2bn ($2.7bn) offer for British online retailer The Very Group.

如果属实,,此举将遵循 JD.com的 此前在英国, 的努力,包括对电气集团 Currys 的收购失败,以及去年决定放弃从 Sainsbury的 手中收购 Argos 的谈判。

If true, the move would follow JD.com的 earlier efforts in the UK, including its failed takeover bid for electricals group Currys and its decision last year to walk away from talks to acquire Argos from Sainsbury的. 

京东和 The Very Group 均拒绝对这一猜测发表评论。

Both JD.com and The Very Group declined to comment on the speculation.  

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最先报道谣言的天空新闻, 表示,凯雷, The Very Group的所有者, 正在考虑以约 £20 亿, 的价格出售该业务,这是在控制并结束巴克莱家族的长期参与几个月后开始探索的选择。

Sky News, which was first to report on the rumours, said that Carlyle, The Very Group的 owner, was weighing a sale of the business for about £2bn, an option it began exploring a few months after taking control and ending the Barclay family的 longstanding involvement. 

GlobalData, 零售分析师 Ashley Adeyemi, 表示,零售商必须增强其时尚产品,以保持与超快时尚竞争对手的竞争力。

According to Ashley Adeyemi, a retail analyst at GlobalData, the retailer must enhance its fashion offering to remain competitive with ultra-fast-fashion competitors.  

2026, 财年第三季度,随着英国零售和金融服务业务的增长,The Very Group 的总收入增长了 0.3%,达到 £16.1 亿,,而上年同期为£16.0 亿,。

In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, The Very Group recorded a 0.3% increase in total revenue to £1.61bn, compared to £1.60bn in the same period the previous year, with growth in its UK retail and financial services businesses.  

该公司报告称,截至 2026 年 3 月 28 日的 39 周内,时尚和运动用品销售额下降了 4.5%。

The company reported a 4.5% fall in fashion and sports sales for the 39 weeks to 28 March 2026. 

Adeyemi 表示,时尚细分市场继续“将该类别拖入负值区域”。

Adeyemi stated the fashion segment continues to “drag the category into negative territory”. 

今年早些时候, 该公司宣布已延长并续签其主要债务融资,,确保融资至少到 2029 年。4 月, The Very Group 任命爱德华·弗莱 (Edward Fry) 为其永久首席财务官,,此前他自 2025 年 9 月起担任临时首席财务官。

Earlier this year, the company announced it had extended and renewed its main debt facilities, securing funding until at least 2029.  In April, The Very Group named Edward Fry as its permanent Chief Financial Officer, following a period as interim CFO since September 2025. 

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