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    Boohoo, Asos make moves on major U.K. retail assets

    2021-01-25T15:35:00Z

    Boohoo, the growing British online fast-fashion retailer has acquired the intellectual property assets of Debenhams, the oldest and biggest department store in the U.K., for £55 million (€75.3m-$69.1m) in cash, plus value-added tax. The takeover includes Debenhams’ big internet marketplace with the related customer data, contracts and other business information, ...

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    Ashley and ABG vie for Debenhams and Arcadia

    2020-12-14T18:29:00Z

    Mike Ashley, the acquisitive boss of Frasers Group who is bidding for Debenhams, the biggest and oldest British department store chain, is reportedly interested now also in some of the assets of Arcadia, the bankrupt fashion retailing group that holds the largest number of concessions in Debenhams stores. His interests ...