Frasers tells Boohoo Mahmud Kamani must go: ‘His title might have changed but his grip has not’ Retail Frasers has been quick to respond to Boohoo’s announcement that executive chair Mahmud Kamani will step back to vice chair, claiming it is not enough and he “must go”. This morning, Boohoo’s top investor called for a shareholder’s meeting to remove Kamani as a director and to replace him with Mike Ashley and Mike Lennon. At [...]
Boohoo co-founder replaced amid battle with Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group Retail The public spat between Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Boohoo has taken another turn as the struggling fast-fashion retailer announced its co-founder Mahmud Kamani was replaced as chairman. Non-executive director Tim Morris has taken on the role with immediate effect with Kamani becoming vice chairman. In a statement, the board of the Manchester-headquartered group said [...]
Mark Kleinman: Handbags (and more) at dawn for activist Ashley Business Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles Mike Ashley’s newfound penchant for activist investing, Homebase’s turnaround and and Burberry’s flip-flopping Handbags (and more) at dawn for activist Ashley Paul Singer, Bill Ackman…and Mike Ashley? On the list [...]
Hornby issues jobs warning amid Mike Ashley-led turnaround November 20, 2024 Hornby has warned that more job cuts are on the way after making a “signifiant headcount reduction” as part of its turnaround plan being aided by billionaire Mike Ashley. The Kent-headquartered company said the job losses have helped to save around £1m of annualised central costs in the six months to 30 September, 2024, while [...]
Analysts say Frasers ‘was right’ about Mulberry as it faces long road to recovery November 19, 2024 Analysts have painted a grim picture for the future of British luxury fashion brand Mulberry, which announced its half-year results this morning. It implied job cuts with talk of “streamlining” the business, and told markets that retail sales and revenue dropped 17 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively. Its share price fell 10 per [...]
Are job cuts on the horizon at struggling luxury giant Mulberry? November 19, 2024 Struggling luxury brand Mulberry has announced it will streamline and rebuild the business as its profit continues to fall, signalling possible job cuts. Mulberry told markets this morning that UK retail sales fell by 14 per cent in the six months to September 28. Sales in Asia fell 31 per cent, while group sales overall [...]
Boohoo completes fundraising as it struggles to return to growth November 18, 2024 Boohoo has raised just under £40m in a bid to turn itself around amid its public fight with the boardroom demands of an activist shareholder, Mike Ashley’s Frasers. This morning, the company said it had conditionally raised total proceeds of approximately £39.3m. This includes £400,000 from a retail offer and £38.9m from an investor subscription. [...]
Mike Ashley’s empire tightens grip on Boohoo as crunch vote nears November 15, 2024 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has continued to up its stake in Boohoo as a war of words over the future of the fast-fashion giant rumbles on. The owner of the likes of Sports Direct and House of Fraser now has a 28 per cent stake in the Manchester-headquartered group, which itself features brands such as [...]
Boohoo urges shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demands November 14, 2024 Boohoo has urged its shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demand to be placed in charge of the struggling fast fashion group, saying that that Ashley is “not suitable” and subject to conflicts of interest due to his role at Frasers. Boohoo and Frasers have been engaged in a public disagreement over how to take the [...]
The banality of Welby November 12, 2024 Justin Welby has failed in his constitutional duty to provide moral leadership over the John Smyth abuse scandal. He must resign, says James Price Benjamin Franklin once joked that the only difference between Anglicanism and Catholicism was that: “the Church of Rome is infallible, whilst the Church of England is never in the wrong”. Revelations [...]