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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has announced that it has once again upped its stake in Asos to 19.3%, up from 18%.

The news comes after the group increased its stake to 17% earlier this month.

The group also raised its stake in Boohoo Group from 6.8% to 7.8%.

Prior to that the group also recently purchased a 11.1% stake in Currys followed by a £75m stake in AO World.

According to Asos’ recent trading update, it returned to profitability after its EBIT rose more than £20m year on year for the three months ended 31 May.

This earnings increase comes despite its revenue dropping 11% from £964m down to £859m in the same period.

Asos now believes that it is on-track to deliver its adjusted EBIT guidance of between £40-60m in H2 FY23.

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