Frasers

This coverage focuses on Frasers’ 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.

May- 2021 -

24 May

M&A

Patrick O'Donnell

Frasers Group eyes Hugo Boss takeover

Frasers Group is reportedly considering a potential takeover of Hugo Boss, according to a recent report from The Daily Telegraph. Shares in the premium fashion brand have increased by nearly 7% in Frankfurt, valuing it at €3.2bn (£2.7bn) after the news that Mike Ashley’s retail empire may potentially takeover the…
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4 May

High Street

Harry Deacon

Frasers Group to launch £60m share buyback scheme

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has announced that it is set to commence a £60m shares buyback scheme commencing today (4 May 2021). Lasting until the end of the group’s financial year on 25 April 2021, the programme will see up to 10 million ordinary shares purchased at an aggregate price…
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Apr- 2021 -

9 April

High Street

Lewis Catchpole

JD Sports, Frasers Group and Amazon eye Topshop flagship

A number of retailers have reportedly expressed interest in purchasing Topshop’s former flagship store, including JD Sports, Amazon and Frasers. According to Drapers,, the administrators of the 100,000 sq ft store have appointed Eastdil and Savills to explore a sale of the site. It also reports that the London store…
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9 April

High Street

Laura McGuire

Frasers warns of £200m lockdown hit

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has warned that it expects to take a hit in excess of £200m due to the impact of Covid-19 – double what the retailer predicted in February. The group, which owns Sports Direct and House of Frasers, has said that further Covid-19 restrictions are “almost certain”. …
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7 April

M&A

Harry Deacon

Frasers Group calls for Peacocks sale inquiry

Frasers Group has reportedly called for an investigation to be launched into the sale of fashion chain Peacocks to an international consortium backed by chief operating officer, Steve Simpson. According to the Guardian, Mike Ashley, owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser, was beaten in his Peacocks takeover bid…
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Mar- 2021 -

12 March

Features

Hemma Visavadia

A look at what an online sales tax means for businesses

In last year’s Business Rates Review: Call for Evidence, Jesse Norman MP, financial secretary to the Treasury, said the government would explore the potential options of “alternative” property and online taxes which could act as “possible replacements” for rates to tackle the increases in businesses online presence. The proposition would…
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10 March

Sport & Leisure

Heather Sandlin

Evans Cycles to axe 300 roles

The Mike Ashley-owned Evans Cycles is reportedly set to axe more than 300 roles across the business as Frasers Group looks to cut further costs amid the pandemic. According to The Guardian, store employees will fall from 813 staff to 475, while “hundreds” of remaining store staff are also expected…
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5 March

Department Stores

Hemma Visavadia

Frasers Group warns of closures amid business rates cap

Frasers Group has warned that the £2m business rates cap announced in the spring budget on 3 March 2021 will make it “nearly impossible” for the group to take on ex-Debenhams sites with the inherent jobs created. The group stated that the cap for businesses from July 2021 to March…
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Feb- 2021 -

23 February

Coronavirus

Lewis Catchpole

Frasers warns of £100m lockdown hit

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has announced it currently expects to take a hit in excess of £100m due to the impact of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions on non-essential retailers. The announcement comes in response to the prime minister’s reopening roadmap unveiled yesterday (22 February) that sees non-essential retailers such as the…
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1 February

Clothing & Shoes

Harry Deacon

Frasers Group acquires New Look’s Brighton store

Frasers Group has reportedly acquired the freehold of New Look’s Brighton store. According to Drapers, the store located at 188-191 Western Road is just one of New Look’s portfolio that is undertaking a rent restructuring following a CVA approved in September 2020. The CVA has ushered in a three-year rent…
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