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 [...]
Why Chelsea owners ‘must have clear vision’ if they buy Argentinian club January 16, 2024 Argentina president Javier Milei has claimed Chelsea's owners want to buy one of the country's top clubs.
Lotus Emira I4 review: Entry-level sports car is the pick of the range January 12, 2024 We drive the new four-cylinder Lotus Emira I4: but does an exotic AMG engine and dual-clutch gearbox make for a better sports car?
The Boys In The Boat review: George Clooney flops again January 10, 2024 The Boys In The Boat aims for the kind of nostalgic sentiment that made films like Field of Dreams and A League of Their Own hits in the 90s
Darts sensation Littler could earn six-figure sponsors but he is no Raducanu January 3, 2024 Whether you compare Luke Littler to Emma Raducanu or Ronnie O’Sullivan, there’s one certainty no matter the result of tonight’s Darts World Championships final: there will be commercial interest in the 16-year-old sensation. Young success is no stranger to the world of commercial sponsorship and deal making. When 18-year-old Raducanu won the US Open in [...]
The top sports events to watch in London in 2024 January 3, 2024 The coming 12 months will see London at the heart of a number of iconic sports events. From sport which returns annually to European finals that the city has bid for, here are 15 of the top events to put in your calendar for 2024. Men’s and Women’s Guinness Six Nations 10 February, 9, March, [...]
Deloitte’s key sport investment trends of 2023: $1bn+ deals, MCO and women’s sport December 27, 2023 Deloitte's Sports Business Group digs into what drove the deals in 2023.
LadBible owner reports sales growth as global audience surpasses 440m December 20, 2023 The media group which owns digital publisher LadBible is expecting a jump in sales and earnings over 2023 after building its audience and advertisers, it said. Manchester-based LBG Media, which also owns brands SportBible, Tyla and UniLad, said it was performing well in the UK and Ireland despite profits dragging in Australia. Social media followers across [...]
Is Mike Ashley plotting a takeover of another UK retailer? December 17, 2023 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley is understood to be plotting an acquisition of ailing luxury fashion site Matchesfashion.