Expanding Retail Empire with Fashion Brands

  • Frasers Group increases stake in Hugo Boss to £415m
  • Owns 5.6m shares, representing 7.99% of total share capital
  • Investment via put options brings ownership to 13.81%
  • Previous investment was in May at £305m
  • Frasers also holds stakes in Asos, Boohoo, Currys and AO.com
  • Hugo Boss share price has declined over 40% this year

Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, has increased its stake in luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss to around £415m (€490m) by acquiring 5.6 million shares, representing 7.99% of the company’s total share capital and an additional 13.81% through put options. This follows a previous investment in May that brought its holdings to £305m. Frasers, controlled by Mike Ashley, also has stakes in Asos, Boohoo, Currys, and AO.com. Hugo Boss’s share price has dropped more than 40% this year, trading at €66.3 at the beginning of 2021 and now sitting at €39.71.

Factuality Level: 8
Factuality Justification: The article provides accurate information about Frasers Group’s investment in Hugo Boss, including specific numbers and percentages, and mentions other retail investments by the company. However, it contains a brief unrelated sentence about Harrods celebrating its 175th anniversary which is not relevant to the main topic.
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