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| Oct 7, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers builds stakes in Burberry and Under Armour | Frasers Group, the retail empire founded by Mike Ashley, has taken a stake in athleisure giant Under Armour and built up its holding in fashion house Burberry.
The London-listed conglomerate, which owns Sports Direct and Flannels, has pushe... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Mike Ashley continues leisure push with Boom Battle Bar deal | A company backed by Mike Ashley has snapped up Boom Battle Bar for £11m, extending the retail tycoon’s push into leisure and hospitality.
Leisure operator We Do Play, which is backed by Ashley’s Frasers Group, has bought back the business i... |
| Sep 25, 2026 | World Cup brand deals score David Beckham £39m payout | David Beckham has taken a £38.9m payout from his personal business empire after World Cup brand deals drove record income for the former English football captain.
DRJB Holdings, the company which represents Beckham’s business activities, po... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Frasers Group Tightens Grip: Michael Murray Chairs Hugo Boss | Frasers Group CEO Michael Murray now chairs the Hugo Boss supervisory board. This pivotal appointment signals a major power shift within the German fashion giant. Frasers, a dominant Hugo Boss shareholder, aggressively escalated its stake, ... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Mike Ashley tightens grip on Hugo Boss as son-in-law made chair | Mike Ashley has tightened his grip on Hugo Boss after his son-in-law, the boss of Frasers Group, was made chairman of the German fashion house.
Frasers, which Ashley founded as Sports Direct, has been vying for control of Hugo Boss for mont... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers ousts Hugo Boss chairman | Frasers Group, the retail empire run by Mike Ashley, has overthrown the chairman of Hugo Boss as it seeks control of the German fashion house.
The UK fashion group, which owns Sports Direct, Jack Wills and Flannels, told investors on Monday... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Victoria Beckham’s fashion empire warns on ‘uncertain’ future | Victoria Beckham’s luxury fashion empire has warned on its future, cautioning that the group will have to seek emergency funding if its lenders demand their money back.
The former Spice Girl‘s up-market label returned a profit for the first... |
| Sep 2, 2026 | ‘Misleading’ Frasers ad banned amid feud with watchdog | The advertising watchdog has censured Frasers Group for running a “misleading” ad just days after its finance chief ramped up a bitter row with the regulator.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an online advert published b... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers weighs move to oust Hugo Boss chief | Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is weighing up a move to oust a boardroom chair at Hugo Boss as it laid out fresh plans to grow its stake in the German fashion house.
The retail group, which was founded by the British billionaire, told investor... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Mike Ashley slams Burnham’s ‘populist’ plans to revive high street | Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has blasted Andy Burnham’s proposals to revive the British high street as “populist” and “too little too late”.
The billionaire Sports Direct and Frasers Group founder has written to the Prime Minister accusing him... |
| Aug 21, 2026 | The decline of Harvey Nichols is a tale of London’s decline too | The decline and fall of Harvey Nichols is not just another business story. It is a warning about the crisis engulfing London’s high streets, argues Alex Challoner
Last week, a London icon fell. Harvey Nichols, the Knightsbridge luxury store... |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Mark Kleinman: Frasers’ touchiness shows importance of Harvey Nicks swoop for Ashley | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column.
Touched a raw nerve? Michael Murray, the chief executive of Frasers Group, was forthright in comments to City AM last month when it w... |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers offers to pay personal shoppers in Harvey Nichols takeover | Frasers Group has offered to secure the pay of personal shoppers and stylists at Harvey Nichols after Mike Ashley’s retail empire bought the luxury department store.
The Sports Direct and Flannels owner will make “goodwill payments” to a nu... |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers ups stake in Hugo Boss after takeover bid | Frasers Group has pushed up its stake in Hugo Boss to nearly half of the company, though Mike Ashley’s group misses out on full control of the luxury fashion brand.
The Sports Direct owner has increased its portion of the German fashion hou... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Mike Ashley’s Frasers snaps up Harvey Nichols | Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought Harvey Nichols, plucking the struggling luxury department store from the jaws of insolvency.
The group, which also owns Sports Direct and Flannels, has acquired each of the chain’s stores, excluding th... |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Harvey Nichols will collapse without rescue deal, directors warn | Harvey Nichols will collapse into administration if a rescue buyer is not found, directors of the luxury department store chain have warned.
The retail empire will “cease trading” if it fails to agree a sale and no additional funding is fou... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | WP Engine Partners with Commerce to Help High-Growth Brands Scale Without Starting Over | WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress®1, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Commerce (NASDAQ: CMRC), a data-centric provid... |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Next and Frasers go head to head for control of Harvey Nichols | Retail giants Next and Frasers are set to go head to head for control of ailing department store Harvey Nichols when the Hong Kong-owned firm takes bids from British suitors later on Tuesday.
The Knightsbridge-headquartered department store... |
| May 27, 2026 | Sunshine spritzes! The best rooftop bars in Kensington and Chelsea | Heatwave chic is now a thing (you heard it here first). So prepare your finery, as we’re off to West London: here are the best rooftop bars in Kensington and Chelsea to book to impress your Square Mile mates.
It comes following our recent g... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | The struggles of luxury chain Saks is another retailer’s gain | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Rezolve Ai Defines the Future of Commerce with Acquisition of Crownpeak | Deal to Add approximately $70M Revenue and is immediately EBITDA-accretive, Expanding “Brain Commerce” Footprint Across US, UK & EMEA
Advances roll-up strategy for upselling traditional search platforms and strengthens Rezolve’s enterpr... |
| May 30, 2025 | Burberry’s decline shows British brands can’t trade on heritage alone | The decline of Burberry should be a cautionary tale for British luxury brands relying on heritage, writes Manfredi Ricca
When American composer George Gershwin visited his idol, Maurice Ravel, and asked whether he could study with him, Rave... |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Michael Kors to lower prices as sales suffer huge hit | The UK arm of luxury fashion brand Michael Kors has revealed plans to lower its prices after suffering a significant hit to its sales.
The division’s revenue took a 20 per cent hit in the year to 30 March, 2025, as it closed stores and it f... |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Luxury Vegan Silk Brand niLuu Launches in Saudi Arabia & Qatar | US-based luxury vegan silk brand niLuu has expanded its presence in the Middle East, launching in Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the first time and arriving at a new outlet in the UAE.
niLuu first launched in the UAE in 2023, making its debut a... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Five Lessons To Guide Entrepreneurs In The Fashion Industry How to turn your passion for fashion into a profitable business. | They say that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. In truth, even when working for a passion, it is still work—albeit far more rewarding. It remains a journey of trial and error on the path to success.
The GCC... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | She Grew Her Side Hustle Sales From $0 to Over $6 Million in Just 6 Months — and an 'Old-School' Mindset Helped Her Do It Cynthia Sakai, designer and founder of the luxury personal care company evolvetogether, felt compelled to help people during the pandemic. | This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Cynthia Sakai, designer and founder of the luxury personal care company evolvetogether. Sakai launched evolvetogether as a side hustle while running her jewelry company, then took the business ful... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Princess Diana’s personal effects to go under the hammer Jun 27 | Listen to this article
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| May 31, 2024 | Loyalty app backed by Lloyds and Barclays closes, leading to 46 redundancies | A loyalty app backed by Lloyds and Barclays is closing, leading to 46 redundancies.
Bink, founded in 2015, links existing payment cards to loyalty schemes.
Bink's USP is that it effectively replaces the need for separate individual rew... |
| Sep 4, 2023 | The Newly Launched Beauty And Self Care Products That You Need This Fall | The Brow Gel by Jones RoadCourtesy of Jones Road |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Valentine’s Gift Guide 2023: The Coolest Accessories For Urban Travel Lovers | This Valentine’s Day, why not treat the traveller in your life with a (heart)warming gift to show how much you care? In Part 2 of my Gift Guide, I find the most covetable travel accessories for romantic stays in a city – from slick travel b... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Cinta The Label Launches AW22 Collection In Harvey Nichols With Inclusivity In Mind | Cinta The Label Launches AW22 Collection In Harvey Nichols With Inclusivity In MindJoseph Bishop |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Xmas Drinks 2021: The spirits you need on your cabinet over the holidays | The Botanist Islay Dry Gin is ideal for seasonal cocktails. Made by the experimental Scotch whisky-makers at Bruichladdich, using a rare, salvaged Lomond still, the Botanist combines nine traditional gin botanicals with a further twenty-two... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | East London Label Jakke Drops New Artist Collaboration Series In Harvey Nichols | JAKKE X ASTRID WILSONJakke |
| Jul 23, 2021 | I’ll be toasting International Tequila Day with a Maestro DOBEL | National and international awareness days for foods and drinks might have begun as cynical marketing ploys, but some have evolved into annual events that the public have embraced with genuine enthusiasm. One of the most successful of these ... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Meet Dhavall Gandhi, the Willy Wonka of the spirits world | Now you can have your whisky and drink it. With cake-loving, sweet-toothed malt lovers in mind, Lakes Distillery has added a patisserie-influenced single malt to its Whiskymaker’s Editions series, created exclusively for Harvey Nichols. |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Customer Service Shambles At Selfridges And Harvey Nichols: Why Premium Goods Need Premium Service | Selfridges wonder rooms were opened by the soul and motown legend, Mr Stevie Wonder, but some ... [+] customers are feeling anything but wonderful at the moment, Despite a brand promise of "We own customer experience" customers ha... |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Viva Mexico! Day of the Dead comes to London | Día de Muertos – Day of the Dead – is upon us, and though Mexico City is off the cards this year that doesn’t mean you can’t get your carnival on in the capital. |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Gucci Plants Enough Trees To Make Operations & Supply Chain Carbon Neutral | 2 Mins Read
Gucci has just announced that their entire supply chain and operations have become completely carbon-neutral. The luxury fashion brand has achieved this by offsetting all remaining greenhouse gas emissions through supporting for... |
| Apr 2, 2015 | Swinging 60s: Take a drive back in time to rediscover the inimitable style of the | |