Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group buys London tailor Gieves & Hawkes
by Sarah Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#666C4)
Firm that has dressed royalty including King Charles III has been on market since previous owner went bust
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has bought Gieves & Hawkes, one of London's oldest bespoke tailors.
Frasers, which already owns Sports Direct, House of Fraser and the Flannels designer casualwear chain, is understood to have taken on the Gieves & Hawkes brand and five UK stores, including the flagship in the tailoring heartland of Savile Row. It is not clear how many jobs have been saved under the deal.
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