Frasers Group
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Aug- 2020 -11 AugustDepartment Stores
Debenhams cuts 2,500 jobs
Embattled department store chain Debenhams has cut 2,500 staff roles. The retailer said that the job cuts, believed to be…
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11 AugustHigh Street
Frasers Group mulls Debenhams acquisitions
Frasers Group owner Mike Ashley is reportedly looking to acquire up to 30 Debenhams stores. According to the Mail, sources…
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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyHigh Street
Fraser Group warns of closures amid business rates valuation delay
Mike Ashley’s Fraser Group has warned that a number of its stores could shutter as a result of the Government’s…
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9 JulyCoronavirus
Frasers Group to stop rent payments until it can ‘freely trade’
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has reportedly told landlords that it will withhold rent payments until it is “fully able to…
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Jun- 2020 -8 JuneLuxury Goods
Mulberry to cut global workforce by 25%
Luxury retailer Mulberry has announced the launch of a consultation process on proposals to reduce its workforce by approximately 25%…
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May- 2020 -27 MayCoronavirus
Frasers Group CFO blames reopening delay on ‘Cummings fiasco’
Chris Wooton, the chief financial officer of the Frasers Group, has blamed the new opening date for non-essential retail as…
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4 MayCoronavirus
Sports Direct managers say firm asked them to work while on furlough
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and House of Fraser firms reportedly asked store managers to work one day a week despite…
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Apr- 2020 -2 AprilNews
Frasers Group to cut bosses’ salary to £40k amid April pay pledge
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has reportedly reduced the salary of its executive team to £40,000 and has pledged to pay…
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Mar- 2020 -28 MarchCoronavirus Featured Content
Brighthouse set to call in administrators
Rent-to-own home furnishings brand Brighthouse is reportedly set to call in administrators, placing around 2,400 jobs at risk. According to…
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27 MarchHigh Street
Mike Ashley apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Covid-19 response
Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley has penned an open letter apologising for the Fraser Group’s response to the Covid-19 lockdown.…
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