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SPORTS DIRECT OWNER MIKE ASHLEY BUYS HARVEY NICHOLS

1 min read • 1 hr ago • The Guardian • [src]
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SourceLatest linked headlineAge
The GuardianSPORTS DIRECT OWNER MIKE ASHLEY BUYS HARVEY NICHOLS1 hr ago
International homepageFRASERS BUYS HARVEY NICHOLS FOR £40MN AS MIKE ASHLEY PUSHES INTO LUXURY2 hrs ago
BBC NewsHARVEY NICHOLS BOUGHT BY OWNER OF SPORTS DIRECT57 mins ago

WHAT HAPPENED

Frasers Group acquires majority of upmarket retailer’s sites from the administrators Business live – latest updates The owner of Sports Direct has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration after the upmarket… Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said on Thursday it had bought the chain, which is headquartered at its store in Knightsbridge, for an undisclosed sum on the day it was put into administration.

The Guardian reports that frasers Group acquires majority of upmarket retailer’s sites from the administrators Business live – latest updates The owner of Sports Direct has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration after the upmarket…

The report adds: Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said on Thursday it had bought the chain, which is headquartered at its store in Knightsbridge, for an undisclosed sum on the day it was put into administration.

Harvey Nichols has 1,200 employees and 13 stores.

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