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Tracing the Boohoo, Frasers debacle: A look at the ‘war of words’ between fast fashion’s biggest players
On Friday, December 20, the boardroom battle between the UK’s biggest fast fashion players, Boohoo Group and Frasers Group, came to a head. Boohoo shareholders agreed that Frasers would not, at this time, get board representation. The result came after what essentially developed into a public spat between the two groups, unfolding in...
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France fines Boohoo 225,000 euros over missing environmental product information
France's consumer and fraud watchdog announced on Tuesday it has fined the British online clothing chain Boohoo approximately 225,000 euros for failings related to the environmental information of its products. Following an investigation in 2025, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) issued an...
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Boohoo faces new 10-million-pound claim over Leicester sweatshop scandal
The shareholder lawsuit against Boohoo continues to grow. The Telegraph reported that 11 additional institutional investors have joined the High Court claim against the fast-fashion retailer, adding roughly 10 million pounds in new claims and pushing the total compensation sought to 245 million pounds. The new claimants include the Bank of Korea...
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Online clothing retailer Boohoo fined 2.33 million euros
Paris - British online clothing chain Boohoo has been fined 2.33 million euros. The fine follows an investigation that revealed “deceptive commercial practices”, the French fraud authority announced on Thursday. The fine was for “deceptive commercial practices and non-compliance on product labelling”. It was proposed to the company with the...
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Timeline: Behind Boohoo’s boulevard of broken promises
By now, the ongoing controversies surrounding Boohoo’s supply chain are no secret. The past five years in particular have seen a period of turbulence take hold over the company’s production process, as mounting investigations slowly unveil the slew of seemingly broken promises made by the company to fix what it repeatedly says has not been...
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Debenhams Group accelerates turnaround as marketplace mix hits record high
UK online fashion business Debenhams Group has reported an acceleration in growth for the first half ended August 31, 2026, driven by an expanding marketplace model and improved cost management. Gross merchandise value (GMV) pre-returns grew 1.8 percent year-over-year (YoY) to 864 million pounds (1.16 billion dollars) in the six-month period....
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Debenhams Group sells Nasty Gal for 16 million dollars
UK-based online platform Debenhams Group, formerly known as Boohoo Group, has completed the sale of the Nasty Gal brand to US-based White Space Group New York, LLC, operating as WSG Brands (WSG). The total cash consideration for the global intellectual property rights of the label amounts to 16 million dollars. In the 2026 financial year, Nasty...
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Boohoo co-founder likely knew of ‘unsafe conditions’ at Leicester factories, lawsuit claims
New claims made against Mahmud Kamani have suggested that the Boohoo co-founder likely knew about the “unsafe and unsanitary conditions” of Leicester factories associated with the fast fashion brand before the issue became public knowledge. The allegations come as part of a 177 million pound lawsuit brought forth by shareholders of the group,...
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Beyond vague claims: Oeko-Tex CEO on the importance of evidence-based sustainability
Fashion has spent years promoting sustainability through collections, labels and broad claims, but growing regulatory scrutiny and high-profile greenwashing accusations are now making brands more reluctant to talk publicly about their environmental progress. This phenomenon has been dubbed ‘greenhushing’, a concept that isn’t new, but is...
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PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani to launch new fashion and wellness brand
Umar Kamani, founder of fast fashion e-tailer PrettyLittleThing, is preparing to launch a new consumer brand sitting at the intersection of fashion and wellness, yet little is currently known about the business. Kamani revealed the plans on LinkedIn, saying he is “building my next consumer brand” and is currently assembling a creative team in...
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