All Jack Wills articles
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NewsFrasers Group blames profit slump on Brexit and coronavirus
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported a slump in profits that it blamed on a prolonged period of Brexit uncertainty followed immediately by the coronavirus crisis.
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Frasers Group accused of paying warehouse staff below minimum wage
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has again been accused of paying warehouse workers below minimum wage for the second time in five years.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group refuses to pay rents
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has told landlords it will not pay rents until it is “fully able to freely trade as a business” again.
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Mike Ashley praises staff as Frasers Group readies to ‘potentially’ reopen stores
Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct International, has said that it will pay 100% of salaries for the majority of its employees in May.
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Frasers Group set to close six Jack Wills stores
Struggling fashion brand Jack Wills, owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is set to shutter more stores.
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Sports Direct profits rise as it shrugs off Belgian tax bill
Sports Direct has posted a jump in half-year profits and insisted the shock tax bill it received from Belgian authorities in the summer “will not lead to material liabilities”.
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Be Inspired
Be Inspired: Lessons in resilience
In the unpredictable world of retail, chief executives and Be Inspired ambassadors Liz Evans, Suzanne Harlow and Jill Ross explain why resilience is the best tool in your belt.
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Mike Ashley sacks Jack Wills boss Suzanne Harlow
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has sacked Jack Wills boss Suzanne Harlow, just weeks after buying the retailer out of administration.
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Sports Direct closes eight Jack Wills stores with more at risk
Sports Direct has shuttered eight Jack Wills stores after acquiring the preppy brand earlier this month.
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Opinion
Peter Williams: Sports Direct and Boohoo give me retail déjà vu
The trouble with getting old, like me, is that you see history repeating itself.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Jack Wills gets a Mike Ashley makeover
Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct buying Jack Wills out of administration.
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Sports Direct exec Murray: We’re not in crisis
Sports Direct executive Michael Murray has insisted the group is “definitely not a business in crisis” despite increasing doubts over its strategy.
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Sports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct, following a tussle between Mike Ashley and fellow retail tycoon Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group.
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Day in late bid to avoid Jack Wills administration
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day is reportedly trying to keep Jack Wills out of administration as he seeks to pip Mike Ashley to a deal for the struggling retailer.
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Jack Wills sale nears as Ashley and Day circle
Jack Wills is on the verge of being snapped up by either Mike Ashley or Philip Day, as the two tycoons do battle for the beleaguered business.
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Ben Sherman owner eyes Jack Wills acquisition
The owner of fashion label Ben Sherman, Marquee Brands, is among those eyeing a potential acquisition of troubled Jack Wills.
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Analysis
Retail 100 2019: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week recently unveiled its ranking of the most influential leaders of 2019 and shared the 16 new names it predicts will have the biggest impact in 2020.
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Jack Wills owner canvasses buyer interest
Fashion retailer Jack Wills’ private equity owner BlueGem is soliciting interest in the business from potential buyers.
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Jack Wills set for cash crunch after poor trading
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills is heading towards a cash crunch after burning through cash injections from its private equity owner BlueGem.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: New Jack Wills CFO is key piece of the jigsaw
This week it was confirmed that Jack Wills has drafted in former Jigsaw chief financial officer Claire Wain to fill the same role on its executive team.
