Frasers
This coverage focuses on Frasersโ activities, strategy, and performance in the UK retail landscape. Reporting includes store developments, financial results, leadership decisions, brand management, and expansion efforts across sportswear, fashion, and lifestyle sectors. With attention to commercial strategy and market positioning, it offers insights for retail professionals managing multi-brand, omnichannel, and competitive operations.
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Aug- 2025 -29 AugustClothing & Shoes
Frasers appoints new chair and nears NED appointment
Frasers has announced the appointment of Sir Jon Thompson as its new chair, replacing David Daly who steps down after eight years in the role. The company is also close to appointing Andy Lyon as non-executive director to the board and expects to make a further announcement in due course…
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27 AugustHigh Street
Frasers acquires minority stake in We Do Play
Frasers Group has announced the acquisition of a minority investment in UK leisure, retail, and hospitality experts, We Do Play. The group said this strategic investment marks Frasersโ debut into the leisure market, diversifying its consumer offering through synergies with its existing ecosystem, including Sports Direct and its growing real…
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12 AugustShopping Centres
Sรธstrene Grene and Hollister to open new stores at Midsummer Place
Property investment group NewRiver has announced two new lettings at Midsummer Place in Milton Keynes, with the addition of Sรธstrene Grene and Hollister.ย Sรธstrene Grene will open its first Milton Keynes in August 2026. The Danish lifestyle brand has leased a 6,329 sq ft unit on a multi-year lease, and…
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8 AugustHealth & Beauty
Revolution Beauty rejects PE bid amid ongoing sales process
Revolution Beauty has reportedly turned down a bid from specialist private equity firm True, according to reports from Reuters. The company confirmed that it is continuing to advance its engagement with its shareholders, including in respect of a potential equity raise. As a result of this the companyโs share price…
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Jul- 2025 -24 JulyClothing & Shoes
River Island at risk of collapse without creditor support
River Island is reportedly at risk of collapse within weeks unless landlords and creditors approve a major rescue plan, according to the Telegraph. The retailer has proposed a restructuring strategy that includes closing 33 stores, reducing rents on 71 more, and writing off debts to avoid a cash crisis. If…
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17 JulyDepartment Stores
Frasers warns of ยฃ50m budget hit despite FY25 profit rise
Frasers has seen pre-tax profits rise by 2.8% to ยฃ560.2m in its full-year results, but has warned it faces over ยฃ50m in extra costs caused by last yearโs budget. In the year ended 27 April 2025, trading was particularly strong in the second half, whereย profits were up by 8.3%,…
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11 JulyLuxury Goods
Mulberry raises ยฃ20m from shareholders amid ยฃ31.8m FY loss
British lifestyle brand Mulberry has unveiled a ยฃ20m fundraising in a bid to support its turnaround strategy, after reporting a ยฃ31.8m loss before tax in the year to 29 March due to revenues falling in a challenging luxury market.ย ย Group revenues dropped 21% to ยฃ120.4m in the period, with UK…
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3 JulyClothing & Shoes
Frasers nearly doubles financing facility to ยฃ3bn to support growth
Frasers Group has revealed that it has increased its financing facility from ยฃ1.65bn to ยฃ3bn in a new term loan and revolving credit facility. The deal has been agreed with its banking partners and has a three-year term with an option to extend it by up to two years. It…
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Jun- 2025 -23 JuneLuxury Goods
Mulberry eyes ยฃ20m fundraising as losses widen
Mulberry has announced plans to raise ยฃ20m in funding as part of a turnaround plan to return to profitability, as it anticipates its full-year losses will widen. The group said it expects to report a profit loss before tax of around ยฃ23m, ahead of the ยฃ22.6m loss reported last year,…
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19 JuneHealth & Beauty
Frasers pulls out of bidding for Revolution Beauty
Frasers Group has announced that it has withdrawn from the process of acquiring Revolution Beauty, which put itself up for sale last month. Frasers announced at the time that it was involved in the process but has confirmed it has no intention of making an offer. Revolution launched a formal…
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