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  • Frasers wants to make Mike Ashley chief of Boohoo after ‘mismanagement and value destruction’

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    Frasers Group wants to appoint its boss Mike Ashley as the chief executive of fast fashion brand Boohoo, citing “long-term mismanagement” which has led to “value destruction“. The Mike Ashley-owned company wrote to the board of Boohoo this morning, saying the group was suffering from a “leadership crisis”. In a message to markets this morning, [...]

    Mike Ashley has been working with Hornby since March.
  • Boohoo shares drop as firm mulls break up and boss heads for the exit

    Retail

    Boohoo has revealed that its CEO is stepping down after five years, kick-starting a search for the fast fashion's next chief executive

    Boohoo is headquartered in Manchester

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