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Frasers Group

Mike Ashley
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman & Malique Morris • June 11, 2026

The Fate of Hugo Boss

Who would want to own a classic suit brand in a post-suit world? Plus, Boring Not Com intrigue and J.Crew goes to camp.
Inner Circle Exclusive
Malique Morris • March 12, 2026
Can the Hulcan Bros Relight Matches?
Mario Maher Joe Wilkinson
The mysterious relaunch of the luxury e-tailer is shouldered by two relatively unknown entrepreneurs. Can they revive a zombie brand in a tattered sector? What could possibly go wrong…
Lauren Sherman • May 2, 2024
Matches, Net-a-Porter & Retail Roulette
Mytheresa C.E.O. Michael Kliger
News and notes on a micro-industry in need of reinvention, a savior, and so much more.
mike ashley
Lauren Sherman • March 11, 2024
It Came From Carlos Place
Notes on the dreadful Matches bankruptcy, announced just three months after the Frasers Group acquisition, and what it means for the broader Matches–Farfetch–Net-a-Porter Axis of Incompetence.
The luxury retailer Matches, once worth $1 billion, was bought by former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group for $63 million.
Lauren Sherman • December 21, 2023
Matches on Fire & The Great Fashion Correction of ’23
Matches’ fire sale and Farfetch’s predatory bridge loan are the latest examples of a great industry-wide correction as egos, business models, and reality collide.