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Jack Wills

  • Mike Ashley’s Frasers feels lift from takeover spree

    Retail

    Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has seen its profit jump as it pushes ahead with a turnaround plan and launches a spree of takeover bids for foreign retailers.  The fashion group, which owns Sports Direct and Flannels, said its recent takeover bids and moves to build stakes in rivals are bolstering its balance sheet amid a [...]

    Mike Ashley, founder of Frasers Group Plc. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
  • Jack Wills: Job cuts continue as fashion brand halves in size

    Retail

    Profit has continued to fall at fashion brand Jack Wills, which is owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, as more jobs were cut and stores closed during its latest financial year. The company’s headcount reduced from 233 to 135 in the 12 months to 28 April, 2024, while it went from running 32 shops to [...]

    Jack Wills has been owned by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group since it fell into administration in 2019.
  • Profits steady at Frasers Group-owned Jack Wills after store closures and job cuts

    Fashion

    Profits remained steady at Jack Wills, the fashion brand owned by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group, as a raft of store closures and job cuts saw its revenue fall below £30m.

    Jack Wills has closed a raft of UK stores and cut jobs.

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