Frasers Group plc (formerly known as Sports Direct International plc) is a British

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and

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group, named after its ownership of the department store chain

House of Fraser House of Fraser (rebranding to Frasers) is a British department store chain with 23 locations across the United Kingdom and 2 in Ireland, part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it ...

. The company is best known for trading predominantly under the

Sports Direct Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, trading as Sports Direct, is a British retail company owned by Frasers Group. The company was founded in 1982 by Mike Ashley (businessman), Mike Ashley and was originally based in Maidenhead, England. It specialises ...

brand which operates both physical outlets and online. Other retailers owned by the company include Frasers, Flannels,

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and bespoke tailors Gieves & Hawkes. The company owns several sporting goods brands, including

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, Lonsdale,

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and

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. The group also expanded into operating fitness clubs, launching the Everlast Fitness Club chain in 2020. Since 2015, the group has been acquiring properties such as shopping centres and outlet parks. Established in 1982 by Mike Ashley, the company is the United Kingdom's largest sports-goods retailer. The company's business model is one that operates under low margins. Mike Ashley has continued to hold a majority stake in the business, and his holding has been 61.7 percent since October 2013. It is listed on the

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and it is a constituent of the

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History

Early history

was founded by Mike Ashley in 1982 as a single store in

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trading under the name of "Mike Ashley Sports".

Going public

In late November 2006, a number of business newspapers reported that Ashley was looking at an

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of Sports World International. He hired

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, who valued the group at up to £2.5bn ahead of a possible flotation on the

. The group debuted on the exchange on 27 February 2007.

Corporate finance and mergers

By December 2006, Sports Direct had built up a 29.4% stake in

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, the owner of Millets. In 2007 Ashley held talks with John Hargreaves, founder of

Matalan Matalan Retail Ltd is a British clothing and homewares retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside, founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. In August 1988, its operations director at the time, Duncan Sullivan, transformed Matalan into an out-of-town wa ...

on both taking a 25% stake in the troubled retail business and installing mezzanine floors in larger Matalan stores, on which SportsDirect.com outlets could be operated. In June 2007, the company acquired Everlast for £84 million. By July 2008, Sports Direct was also holding a 12.3% holding in the John David Group, parent of

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. The stake amounted to 11.9% of JD Sports in November 2013. Sports Direct formerly held 5% of

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. In 2012 Sports Direct International purchased rival retailer JJB's brand name, website, 20 stores and all of their stock in a deal for approximately £24m. The deal saved around 550 jobs. In February 2013, after fashion retailer

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went into administration, Sports Direct International bought 116 Republic stores, the brand name and the company's head office from the administrator for an undisclosed sum. In July 2013, more than 2,000 full-time staff were awarded around £70,000 each under the company's bonus share scheme. On 13 January 2014, Sports Direct bought 4.6% of

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shares. The stock market purchase of 56.8 million shares (worth around £46m) was made without the prior knowledge of the Debenhams board. Sports Direct International stated at the time it intended to be a supportive share holder. The Debenhams board responded by stating they were open-minded with regard to exploring operational opportunities to improve its performance. Sports Direct International sold its shares on 16 January 2014, although they took out an option to buy further shares up to a total of 6.6%. In December 2016, Sports Direct International agreed to sell the remaining international rights to its Dunlop brand to

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for £112 million ($137.5 million). Sumitomo already own the rights to the brand in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The sale was due to be completed by May 2017. In July 2017, the company acquired a 26% stake in Game Digital.

Employee conditions and legal breaches

Between 2013 and 2014, ambulances were dispatched to Sports Direct HQ's facilities more than 80 times, including one concerning a woman who gave birth in the facility's bathroom. In October 2015, the chief executive of Sports Direct, David Forsey, was charged with a criminal offence for consultation failures over

staff who only had 15 minutes notice of redundancy. In December 2015, an investigation by ''

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'' found that the company fines staff for late clocking on, does not award overtime for late clocking off, relies on

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s, and regularly makes staff wait unpaid for a security check at the end of shifts. A union official suggested that these practices were illegal as they brought workers' earnings below the

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. The company responded by saying there were unspecified inaccuracies in the reports. A representative from the charity ShareAction claimed that workers are "jeopardising their health" for fear of being dismissed while another shareholder said the company's reputation as an employer was "atrocious". Late in December 2015, Sports Direct announced a 15 pence per hour increase for staff currently receiving less than minimum wage, taking them above minimum wage, the annual cost of this was said in the announcement to be ~£10 Million (GBP); however it was immediately noted that £0.15p × 37.5 hours × 19,000 staff × 52 weeks = 5,557,500 (~£5.5 million), this and other factors resulted in many (including Unite) calling it a "PR Stunt". Workers on zero-hours contracts are not included in the rise and neither are those already paid more than minimum wage (management/supervisors etc.) therefore the 19,000 staff above is actually substantially fewer. In August 2016, Sports Direct Int. admitted breaking the law and agreed to disburse unlawfully withheld wages totalling about £1m to the affected workers. As of March 2017, some Sports Direct workers were yet to receive backpay for their time worked, because of a disagreement regarding how contracts changing between employment agencies should be handled. In November 2016, six MPs from the Business and Skills Committee visited Sports Direct, and reported that while there, Sports Direct attempted to place them under

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. In February 2017, it was reported that Sports Direct had failed to inform its workforce of a data breach of their personal information after an attacker gained access to its internal systems in September 2016. The

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stated it was aware of "an incident from 2016 involving Sports Direct" and would "be making enquiries." The company announced on 16 December 2019 that it would change its name from Sports Direct International plc to Frasers Group plc effective from 17 December 2019. It was announced in September 2021 that Michael Murray was to be the incoming CEO of Frasers Group, taking over Ashley's role, in May 2022. In July 2022, chief operating officer David Al-Mudallal announced in a memo that the company will stop allowing its office staff to work from home on Fridays, as had been practice for the last few years. The reason behind this decision was that many workers did not take working from home seriously enough and were often non-contactable. In September 2024, the company opened a new concept store Frasers replacing the outgoing

brand in

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which includes a

, USC,

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and Sofa.com.

Frasers Plus

In 2023, Frasers Group CEO Michael Murray announced the group would launch a flexible payment service called Frasers Plus. The service would allow customers to

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and earn points for paying through the service. The service is provided using technology developed by

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startup Tymit and credit provided by Frasers Group Financial Services Limited. Frasers Plus is available in the

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and can be used in store and online at retailers such as

, Flannels,

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and more.

Acquisitions

Dunlop

In February 2004, the company acquired Dunlop Slazenger for around £40 million, which included the Dunlop,

and Carlton brands. The brands themselves are an increasingly important part of the business, and Sports World International made £10 million, from selling the intellectual-property rights to the Slazenger Golf brand to arch-rival JJB in 2005. In 2016,

, a global tyre, sports goods, and industrial rubber products manufacturing company based in Kobe, Japan, filed for regulatory approval before the

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in connection with its planned acquisition of Dunlop-related wholesale, manufacturing, and licensing business from Sports Direct International. Sumitomo Rubber intended to acquire the entire issued share capital of Dunlop Brands Limited, Dunlop Slazenger 1902 Limited, and Dunlop Australia Limited, and the Dunlop-related business of Dunlop Sports Group Americas, Inc. which are subsidiaries of Sports World International.The Philippine Competition Commission approved the regulatory filing for the said acquisition. The acquisition allowed Sumitomo Rubber to consolidate the Dunlop brand across various products including sports goods worldwide.

Other acquisitions and closures

In March 2004, Sports World International acquired outdoor gear manufacturer

for a reported £5 million. In August 2005, Sports World International took a £9 million stake and signed a lucrative long-term deal in with troubled brand

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, which was subsequently sold to

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. In 2006, Sports World International acquired

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for an estimated £12 million. In 2012,

JJB Sports JJB Sports plc was a British sports retailer. On 24 September 2012, shares in JJB Sports were suspended, and the firm called in administrators. On 1 October 2012, it was announced that Sports Direct had purchased part of the business, includ ...

fell into administration and it was announced that Sports Direct International had purchased parts of the sports good retailers assets including 20 stores, the brand, and its website for £28.3 million. In July 2012, Sports Direct International purchased a 51% stake in retailer Flannels. In February 2013,

entered administration, and was purchased by Sports Direct International. Republic was merged into Sports Direct's USC brand. On 10 August 2018, the

entered

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. Later that day, Sports Direct International agreed to buy all House of Fraser UK stores, the House of Fraser brand, and all of the stock in the business for £90 million in cash. Prior to the company entering administration, Sports Direct's Mike Ashley held an 11% stake in the company. On 30 October 2018,

was purchased by Sports Direct International in a

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deal. In February 2019, the group acquired Sofa.com for a nominal sum. On 5 August 2019, Sports Direct International purchased

out of administration for £12.7 million after winning a competition against

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. On 24 August 2020, it was announced that Frasers Group would buy "certain" assets from

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for £37m, but would not be using the firm's brand name. Also in August 2020, during the

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, Ashley threatened landlords with House of Fraser store closures. In December 2020,

announced it was going into

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, putting 12,000 jobs in 124 UK stores at risk unless the administrators could find buyers for all or parts of the business. Frasers Group was reported to be in talks to acquire Debenhams, though it was later reported that Ashley was mainly interested in using empty Debenhams stores to expand his other chains, including House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels; taking 'vacant possession' would avoid redundancy costs for existing staff. In January 2021, it was announced that the

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House of Fraser store in Edinburgh was closing for good and 200 jobs would be lost. In February, Frasers offloaded their 25% stake in

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. In April 2021, the group announced it had doubled the hit it expects to take from the coronavirus pandemic to £200 million. In February 2022, the group announced it had purchased some of the assets of the Studio Retail Group from

. In May, Fraser's sold their stakes in

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and Eastern Mountain Sports. On 1 June 2022, it was revealed that the group had bought the intellectual property of Missguided and its sister brand Mennace for about £20 million, after they went into administration the previous day. In November 2022, it was announced Frasers Group had acquired one of London's oldest bespoke tailors, Gieves & Hawkes. In June 2023, it was announced that the Frasers Group had acquired a stake of 9% in

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, 9% in

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and 5% in Boohoo.com. It had also acquired a stake of 21% in

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. These holdings increased during the year. In December 2023, the Group acquired Matches Fashion, a luxury ecommerce fashion retailer, for £52 million from

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. On 7 March 2024, the Group said that Matches would go into administration after continually missing its business plan targets. In April 2024, it was announced Frasers Group had agreed to acquire the Dutch sports retailer, Twin Sport. In September 2024, Frasers Group made a takeover approach for luxury handbag maker

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. The brand already held a 37% stake in the company However, the company confirmed that it would not make a bid for Mulberry in October, and then began making moves to install Mike Ashley as Director and CEO of Boohoo Group.

Brands

Retail outlet

* Brandmax * Firetrap * Flannels *

(Current flagship) * Scotts * Sneakerboy Australia * Sofa.com * Tessuti * Twin Sport *

Sells Sport/Exercise Products

* EAG (Eybl & Sports Experts) *

* Field & Trek *

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* Heatons * Sportland International Group *

(former flagship) *

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* Tri UK *

* WIT Fitness

Online Exclusive brands

* Ace *Allsole *

* Boohoo.com * Coggles * Getthelabel * Mennace * My Bag * ProBikeKit *

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Electrical

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Clothing and equipment

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* Carlton * Donnay *

* Firetrap *

* GoldDigga * Grumpytoly Apparel * Gul *

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* Lonsdale * Lovell Rugby * Lovell Rackets * Miso * Miss Fiori * Muddyfox *

* Nevica * No Fear *

* Sondico * SoulCal * USA Pro

Former brands

* Bike Clearance * Dunlop * Missguided * Original Shoe Company *

Defunct and inactive

* Dixon Sports Ltd *

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* Gilesports * Hargreaves Sports *

* MegaValue.com * PWP Sport *

* SheRunsHeRuns * Sports Soccer * Sports World * Streetwise Sports * MatchesFashion

Properties

England

* Fremlin Walk,

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* Junction 32 Outlet Park,

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* Luton Point,

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* Princesshay,

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* Olympus Centre,

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* St Nicholas Arcade,

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Northern Ireland

* Boucher Retail Park,

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* Donegal Arcade, Belfast * Tower Centre,

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Scotland

* Overgate Centre,

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Notes

References

External links

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