Frasers Group calls for Mike Ashley to replace Boohoo chief Ashley’s Frasers Group, which owns 27% of online retailer, seeks vote on overhaul to ‘set new course’ for future The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024
Frasers demands appointment of founder Mike Ashley as boss of Boohoo Frasers warned over what it claimed was a ‘leadership crisis’ at Boohoo after its chief executive last week stepped down. Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024
Boohoo boss to step down as review launched that could spark breakup John Lyttle to stay as CEO of fashion group, which includes Debenhams and Karen Millen, until successor found The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024
Shein doubles profits in UK after sales leap 40% to £1.5bn Fast-fashion retailer presents ‘real challenge for Boohoo and Asos’ as it considers £50bn IPO, says analyst The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Asos to charge shoppers who regularly return large amounts of goods Online fashion retailer writes to some customers to say they face £3.95 fee unless they keep up to £40 of order The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Sun, sea and sales … Britain’s delayed summer arrives to thaw the retail chill After a difficult period on the high street, base rates are falling, temperatures are rising and things are looking up The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024
Investors could claim £100m payout from Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain Legal firm says group failed to update shareholders on problems with bribery and corruption at its former Turkish operation The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Boohoo investors seek £100m in damages after minimum wage row Legal move follows share price plunge after 2020 reports of company paying workers as little as £3.50 an hour The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Inside Shein's £50bn fashion empire, from 'sinister surveillance' tactics to its mystery founder As ministers woo the Chinese fashion brand to make the most contentious London stock market listing in recent years, Katie Strick reports on how the hyper-fast clothing megalith went stratospheric Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024
Boohoo backtracks on plan to pay bosses £1m bonuses Shareholders complained about payouts amid missed bonus targets on sales, profits and IT aims The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
Loss-making U.K. retailer Boohoo wants to reward its top team with millions in bonuses—and its shareholders aren't happy “The market is unimpressed with paying executives £1 million packages when the performance of the company has been woeful,” one expert said. Fortune · May 28, 2024
Boohoo recovery plan doubts grow as losses hit £160m Shares fell by as much as 6.3% as the business reporting declining revenue Evening Standard · May 8, 2024
Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump Online fashion retailer cut over 1,000 jobs in year to February amid competition from rival Shein and resurgent high street The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
FTSE 100 Live 08 May: Shares rise again to another record, Boohoo losses grow, Wetherspoons sales up A fresh record for the FTSE 100 index and trading updates by JD Wetherspoon and Informa today provided more cheer for investors. Evening Standard · May 8, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Asda, Asos and Boohoo must avoid ‘greenwashing’ after crackdown Retailers will have to file regular reports to UK regulator after concerns over environmental claims
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 UK Libor trader Tom Hayes loses appeal against rate-rigging conviction – as it happened The former star UBS and Citigroup trader was convicted of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating financial benchmark and served 5 1/2 years in prison
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024 Zara owner Inditex's profits soar as it fends off Shein challenge The surge in profits comes in contrast to struggling rivals including the UK’s Boohoo and ASOS
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2024 Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler wins BoohooMAN modelling contract Seventeen-year-old player could become millionaire
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024 Primark holds prices steady after Rita Ora helps lift sales Cut-price fashion chain toasts festive sales rise as online rival Boohoo reports decline
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024 ‘She agreed to work for £5 an hour’: the desperate plight of many Leicester garment workers After Covid shone a spotlight on life in the city’s clothing industry, activists and unions gained access to factories. But abuses are still rife
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 Boohoo considers closing UK factory it set up to improve workers’ treatment Online fashion retailer wants to ensure efficiency at sites including Leicester as its sales fall
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024 ‘Remarksable’: M&S set to be bright spark of festive retail season amid discount war JD is licking its wounds as Asos, Boohoo and others take the axe to prices, but Sainsbury’s and Tesco may buck the trend
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 This week’s best deals on Christmas party essentials Save up to 30 per cent this Christmas with discount codes from boohoo, Paul Smith, ASOS, M&S and more
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Preaching sustainability while hawking fast fashion – meet the greenwashing influencers For all their talk of capsule wardrobes, their business model relies on big brands and rapid trend cycles, says writer Sarah Manavis
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023 Asos has gone from being an iconic comfort brand to a fast-fashion also-ran. What happened? Asos has an identity crisis – and, with post-pandemic inflation, its product and business model have become unsustainable, says freelance writer Sophie Benson