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Jack Wills

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HeadquartersLondon
United Kingdom
FoundedSalcombe
United Kingdom
CeoSuzanne Harlow
Number of locations320
Revenue421 million GBP (2014–2015)
Founders Peter Williams
Robert Shaw
Alejandro Wills
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Jack Wills is a British clothing brand.

Fast fashion giant Shein buys Missguided brand from Frasers Group

Fast fashion giant Shein buys Missguided brand from Frasers Group
Oct 30,2023 4:11 am

... Frasers owns a huge and diverse number of retailers such as Sports Direct, Flannels, Jack Wills, Evans Cycles and sofa...

Shein in talks to buy Missguided from Mike Ashley's Frasers Group

Shein in talks to buy Missguided from Mike Ashley's Frasers Group
Sep 17,2023 7:41 am

... including Game, Evans Cycles, Jack Wills and Sofa...

Mike Ashley doesn't get Flannels' luxury appeal, says CEO

Mike Ashley doesn't get Flannels' luxury appeal, says CEO
May 20,2023 7:50 pm

... The Sports Direct empire was rebranded as Frasers in 2019 and now includes the likes of Jack Wills, Sofa...

Frasers Group said to be close to buying Savile Row tailor - report

Frasers Group said to be close to buying Savile Row tailor - report
Nov 13,2022 11:30 pm

... It also taken over Game, Evans Cycles, Jack Wills and Sofa...

Sports Direct-owner builds stake in Asos

Sports Direct-owner builds stake in Asos
Oct 24,2022 2:30 am

... Along with House of Fraser and Sports Direct, the group also owns Flannels, Game, Jack Wills, Evans Cycles and Sofa...

Michael Murray: New Sports Direct boss says High Street isn't dead

Michael Murray: New Sports Direct boss says High Street isn't dead
May 5,2022 4:05 am

... Mr Murray brushed off accusations that he only got the job through his connections to former Newcastle United owner Mr Ashley - who founded Sports Direct in 1982 and is still the majority shareholder of the firm s empire, which includes House of Frasers, Flannels and Jack Wills...

More House of Fraser stores to close, warns Mike Ashley

More House of Fraser stores to close, warns Mike Ashley
Feb 16,2020 9:14 am

... Apart from the sportswear retailer and House of Fraser, the group also owns designer fashion brand Flannels, video game shop chain Game Digital, clothing retailer Jack Wills, cycle retailer Evans Cycles and online furniture shop Sofa...

Sports Direct investors rebel against Mike Ashley

Sports Direct investors rebel against Mike Ashley
Feb 16,2020 6:08 am

... Ms Currie said there were doubts over Mr Ashley s decision to buy House of Fraser and Jack Wills...

More House of Fraser stores to close, warns Mike Ashley

Feb 16,2020 5:02 am

More House of Fraser department stores will be closing in 2020, Sports Direct boss Com /person/mike_ashley-whois.html'>Mike Com /person/ashley-whois.html'>Ashley has warned.

Mr Com /person/ashley-whois.html'>Ashley - whose business bought Com /person/the_department-whois.html'>The Department stores a year ago - said that while some stores were not paying rent they were still "unsustainable".

"We are doing as much as we can to realistically save as many jobs and stores as possible," said Mr Com /person/ashley-whois.html'>Ashley .

Shares in Sports Direct ended Com /person/the_day-whois.html'>The Day 30% higher after it reported a rise pre-tax half year profits to £193. 4m.

Sports Direct shareholders met on Monday and voted to change the retailer's corporate name to Com /person/frasers_group-whois.html'>Frasers Group , as part of plans to move upmarket and away from sports.

Com /person/animal_rights-whois.html'>Animal Rights activists gathered outside Com /person/the_meeting-whois.html'>The Meeting , campaigning for House of Fraser to renew its ban on animal fur products.

Apart from the sportswear retailer and House of Fraser, Com /person/the_group-whois.html'>The Group also owns designer fashion brand Flannels, video game shop chain Game Digital, clothing retailer Com /person/jack_wills-whois.html'>Jack Wills , cycle retailer Com /person/evans_cycles-whois.html'>Evans Cycles and online furniture shop Sofa. Com .

Com /person/animal_rights-whois.html'>Animal Rights protesters campaigning outside Com /person/the_sports-whois.html'>The Sports Direct shareholder meeting

Com /person/the_move-whois.html'>The Move comes after House of Fraser customers discovered that the retailer, after pledging not to use it in 2017.

In its latest results, the retailer also reiterated would not lead to "material liabilities" and said it would find a resolution soon.

Mr Com /person/ashley-whois.html'>Ashley used the results statement for the six months to 27 September to set out Com /person/a_number-whois.html'>A Number of reasons for the problems at House of Fraser, including "serious under-investment" in stores and appropriate support services.

Mr Com /person/ashley-whois.html'>Ashley said: "We are continuing to review the longer-term portfolio and would expect Com /person/the_number-whois.html'>The Number of retained stores to continue to reduce in the next 12 months".

When House of Fraser went into administration, it had 59 stores, two warehouses and employed almost 16,000 staff. It has been reported that seven of those stores have been closed.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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