The House of Boohoo: Impact of PrettyLittleThing and others on fast-fashion giant’s mounting losses revealed January 27, 2024 Boohoo is never far from the headlines - but the firm's endgame isn't quite as easy to find
Boohoo parachutes in ex-Betfair and Zoopla CFO after incumbent quits January 23, 2024 Embattled fashion brand Boohoo has drafted in a new chief financial officer, formerly of Betfair and Boohoo, after the incumbent quit with immediate effect this morning.
Frasers Group: What Mike Ashley’s retail empire’s endgame could be after Boohoo, Asos, Currys, AO and N Brown investments January 19, 2024 City AM's UK Editor Jon Robinson asks why Frasers Group has continued increasing its stakes in the likes of Boohoo and Asos and what the endgame could be.
Mike Ashely’s Frasers Group raises stake in Boohoo to 22 per cent January 18, 2024 Mike Ashely’s Frasers Group has upped its stake in Boohoo again, taking it from 17 per cent to over 22 per cent. Shares in the fast fashion firm leaped over three per cent this morning as investors responded positively to the news. Frasers, formerly called Sports Direct, said over the summer its purchase of Boohoo [...]
Boohoo: ‘Human error’ blamed as clothes wrongly labelled ‘made in UK’ January 11, 2024 Boohoo put ‘Made in the UK’ labels on clothing items that were actually manufactured in South Asia.
Frasers Group: I Saw It First faces court battle with Turkish supplier after £1 deal December 18, 2023 I Saw It First, the British fast-fashion company backed by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is being dragged to court over a legal battle with a Turkish textile firm. Fabulous Textiles has instructed small UK law firm Blackstone Solicitors to file a claim against the online retailer which shot to stardom thanks to collaborations with Love [...]
Revolution Beauty reaches settlement agreement with co-founder December 13, 2023 Embattled makeup giant Revolution Beauty has reached a settlement agreement with its co-founder to change terms for the acquisitions of a pharmaceutical company which he owned. The troubled makeup brand was in discussions with the former executive chairman, Tom Allsworth, to fix the timetable for deferred payments owed to him for his stake in Medichem. [...]
Whether it’s Shein or Vinted, we’re addicted to buying clothes for pennies November 30, 2023 Business is booming for both Shein and secondhand retailers. The link? We're addicted to buying clothes for nothing, writes Anna Moloney.
Revolution Beauty: Shake-up of top team gives stability with revenue up 20 per cent November 14, 2023 Troubled make-up brand Revolution Beauty has posted a 20 per cent rise in revenue, as a shake-up of its top team appears to have provided some stability for the brand after a volatile few months. In the six months to August, the cosmetics maker said that adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) [...]
Boohoo pressures suppliers to drive down prices, says BBC probe November 6, 2023 Boohoo introduced a five per cent price cut for every week an order was late, a BBC report alleges