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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Mark Sweney

Mulberry cuts a quarter of HQ staff after sales slump and bigger losses

Shoppers browsing in a Mulberry outlet store in Battersea power sStation in London
Mulberry reported a 19% fall in revenues to £69.7m in the six months to the end of September. Photograph: Stephen Frost/Alamy

Mulberry is cutting a quarter of its head office staff, as the beleaguered British luxury handbag maker reported that half-year sales slumped by almost a fifth and losses had widened.

The company, which last month rejected a £111m bid from 37% shareholder Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is in the process of cutting 85 roles from the 350 staff employed in corporate functions.

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