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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jack Simpson

Boohoo rejects criticism from Frasers Group as ‘inaccurate and unfair’

Boohoo website on a mobile phone with the Boohoo logo in the background.
Frasers’ letter was highly critical of the Boohoo board, claiming it has ‘lost its ability to manage the company’s business and investments’. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Boohoo has hit back against Frasers Group , which is attempting to install its founder, Mike Ashley, as chief executive, describing Frasers’ criticisms of the online retailer as “inaccurate and unfair”.

On Thursday, Sports Direct owner Frasers, which owns 27% of Boohoo, wrote a letter to the online fashion company’s board calling for an emergency meeting of shareholders to vote to install Ashley as its chief to replace current boss John Lyttle.

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