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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Sep- 2022 -26 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Frasers makes mandatory offer for MySale
Frasers Group has made a mandatory cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Australian online fashion discounter MySale, for shares which are not already owned by Frasers or any persons acting in concert with it, at a price of 2p per MySale share. Frasers…
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16 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
MySale rejects Frasers Group takeover bid
MySaleโs directors have rejected a takeover bid from Frasers Group, whose offer to acquire the remaining shares of the Australian marketplace for 2p per share was said to undervalue the business.ย Frasers had previously acquired 270,666,650 MySale Shares at 2p per share on 29 June 2022, becoming MySale’s largest shareholder…
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12 SeptemberDepartment Stores
Mike Ashley to launch legal action over Debenhams collapse
Frasers Groupโs Mike Ashley has reportedly escalated a legal battle with FRP Advisory over the collapse of Debenhams. According to the Mail on Sunday, the entrepreneur is taking legal action against the advisory firm after his ยฃ180m stake in the department store chain became worthless following its collapse in 2020.ย …
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Aug- 2022 -23 AugustHigh Street
Frasers to open 3 new Flannels flagship stores
Frasers Group has announced plans for three more Flannels flagship stores, which will see it open stores in Leeds, Cardiff, and Gateshead all upwards of 80,000 sq. ft in size. The announcement closely follows the opening of Flannels’ Liverpool flagship, which is the largest store opening to date and, largest…
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18 AugustClothing & Shoes
Frasers makes cash offer for MySale
Mike Ashleyโs Frasers Group has made a cash offer to acquire a 100% stake in Australian online marketplace MySale for 2p per share. The offer values the entire issued and to be issued share capital of MySale not currently held by Frasers Group at approximately ยฃ13.6m. On 29 June 2022,…
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12 AugustProperty
Frasers Group offloads retail parks for ยฃ205m
Frasers Group has announced it has completed the sale of a number of retail parks for a headline price of ยฃ205m.ย The group completed the disposal of a number of freehold and long leasehold retail parks held by its owned subsidiaries, to RI UK 1 Limited. Frasers Group intends to…
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8 AugustDepartment Stores
Mike Ashley pursues legal claim against Morgan Stanley
Mike Ashley has reportedly launched a legal claim against Morgan Stanley, alleging the investment bank acted in โbad faithโ over trades made by Ashley to build his stake in Hugo Boss. According to This is Money, court documents claim that Morgan Stanley โintended to harmโ Frasers by indirectly forcing it…
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Jul- 2022 -28 JulyClothing & Shoes
Frasers Group acquires online retailer I saw It First
Frasers Group has announced the acquisition of the online fashion retailer I Saw It First for an undisclosed sum.ย ย Frasers revealed it looks forward to integrating I Saw It First, which has over 5 million consumers, and has rapidly grown its digital presence since its launch in 2017. I Saw…
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21 JulyNews
Frasers Group swings to profit but warns of economic headwinds
Frasers Group has reported a โrecord-breakingโ year with pre-tax profits surging to ยฃ344.8m in FY22, up from a loss of ยฃ39.9m in FY21, despite โsignificantโ economic headwinds and challenges across the sector. Group revenues also increased 30.9% year-on-year from ยฃ3.62bn to ยฃ4.74bn, as the company recovers from Covid-19. However, Frasers…
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Jun- 2022 -30 JuneNews
Frasers acquires minority stake in fashion marketplace MySale
The Frasers Group has announced that it has acquired a 28.7% holding in the Australian-based fashion marketplace, MySale plc, for an undisclosed sum. MySale connects global buyers and sellers to Australian and New Zealand e-commerce sites. The group said that this pipeline will be further enhanced by the benefits of…
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