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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Jun- 2025 -10 JuneHealth & Beauty
Frasers mulls all-cash bid for Revolution Beautyย
Frasers Group has confirmed it is participating in a formal sale process of Revolution Beauty, which could see it acquire the group through an all-cash bid.ย In a filing released today (10 June), the Mike Ashley-owned group revealed that โany offer for the issued and to be issued share capital…
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9 JuneHealth & Beauty
Frasers eyes Revolution Beauty takeover
Frasers Group is reportedly exploring a takeover bid for the struggling Revolution Beauty, Sky News has reported.ย Sources told Sky that the Mike Ashley-owned group had approached Revolution Beauty about a potential offer but was โnot certainโ it would enter a bid.ย Revolution Beauty has since confirmed that Frasers is…
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May- 2025 -29 MayClothing & Shoes
Frasers closes in on ailing Norwegian sportswear giant takeover
Frasers Group has confirmed that it is close to assuming a controlling stake in Norwegian sportswear company XXL ASA, but has warned that it may not be able to save the company. The group has confirmed that should its offer be accepted it will control 92% of the companyโs share…
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19 MayPeople Moves
Frasers Group CEO Michael Murray joins Hugo Boss supervisory board
Frasers Group has announced that its CEO Michael Murray has joined the supervisory board of Hugo Boss. Frasers proposed Murray for election back in December, and he joins Stephan Sturm, chairman of the board of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation and Andreas Kurali, a freelance business consultant, as its…
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13 MayTechnology
Frasers Group launches new retail media network
Frasers Group has officially launched Elevate, a new retail media network powered by Frasersโ first-party data that helps brand partners connect with customers through highly personalised advertising. In line with Fraser’s vision of โbuilding the planetโs most admired and compelling brand ecosystemโ, Elevate is said to be designed to empower…
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1 MayLuxury Goods
Frasers Group eyes Matches relaunch as exclusive membersโ club
Frasers Group is reportedly looking to relaunch Matches Fashion as an exclusive membersโ club, according to The Times.ย Having brought the luxury fashion platform back in a pre-pack deal last April for ยฃ19m, Frasers is understood to have collated proposals that could see Matches be turned into โthe Soho House…
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Apr- 2025 -15 AprilSport & Leisure
Frasers to launch Sports Direct in Australia and New Zealand
Frasers Group has struck a long-term strategic retail agreement with Accent Group to launch and operate Sports Direct across Australia and New Zealand, as part of the groupโs international growth plans.ย Accent Group is a key retailer and distributor of premium lifestyle and sports footwear in Australasia, and has over…
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3 AprilFeatures
Is going private the next big trend in retail?
Walgreens Boots Alliance was acquired by the American private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at up to $23.7bn (ยฃ18.3 billion). Around the same time, Pepco Group, owner of Poundland, received interest from potential buyers for its 825-store Poundland business in the UK. With major retailers opting for…
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1 AprilHealth & Beauty
Frasers ups stake in THG to 10.92%
Mike Ashleyโs Frasers Group has revealed it has increased its stake in THG from 4.8% to 10.92%, according to the latest holding documents filed by the company. It now holds 151,940,734 voting rights in the company. The news comes as THG successfully fundraised ยฃ90m with the support from new investors…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchClothing & Shoes
Boohoo finalises Debenhams rebrand despite Frasers push-back
Boohoo Group has confirmed its rebrand to Debenhams Group at its General Meeting following the initial announcement of the name change earlier this month (11 March), despite strong opposition from Frasers Group.ย It comes as 62.04% voted in favour of changing the corporate name from Boohoo Group to Debenhams Group,…
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