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French Connection

November 2021

  • French Connection store

    French Connection shareholders back £29m takeover

    Fashion chain returns to private hands after swoop by Newcastle businessman

September 2021

  • Apinder Singh Ghura, who is leading a £29m buy out bid, bought a 25% stake in French Connection from Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley in February.

    French Connection shares jump after entrepreneur makes bid

    Shares increased by 15% although company said no guarantee offer would be made by latest bidding consortium

February 2021

  • French Connection store

    Mike Ashley's Frasers Group sells stake in French Connection

  • A woman walks past a French Connection store

    French Connection receives two takeover approaches as shares surge

May 2020

  • Large sale signs above entrance to French Connection retail fashion business shopping store in Oxford Street London

    French Connection warns it is running out of cash

    Clothing retailer says it needs new funding or better sales as coronavirus crisis hits chain

September 2019

  • French Connection sign

    French Connection extends deadline to find buyer

    Talks with potential buyers continue as struggling fashion chain makes further losses

April 2019

  • Mike Ashley

    Sports Direct has lost nearly £500m on a series of retail punts

    Debenhams stake becomes part of group’s mixed history of ‘strategic investments’

March 2019

  • French Connection store

    French Connection sales fall as talks on store closures continue

    Struggling fashion chain makes small profit of £100,000 but remains up for sale

October 2018

  • A person walks past a French Connection store in London

    French Connection confirms it may be up for sale

    Founder Stephen Marks could sell stake, with Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct a possible bidder

September 2018

  • French Connection store

    French Connection to shut more stores as House of Fraser collapse hits results

    Struggling fashion chain loses just over £15m in the first half of the year

September 2017

  • Former bankrupt Dominic Chappell goes to court in Brighton on Wednesday.

    Observer business agenda
    Former BHS owner could face fine if the charges stick

    Shane Hickey
    Dominic Chappell, who bought the chain for £1, now has questions to answer about the deal in court

July 2017

  • French Connection, Oxford Street

    Sports Direct increases French Connection stake to 27%

    Mike Ashley’s firm has bought out activist investors, increasing its own share percentage close to the 30% threshold whereby it must launch a takeover bid

May 2017

  • A French Connection store in London

    French Connection boss accused by investors of 'not playing it clean'

    Stephen Marks’ handling of fashion chain criticised after controversial board reappointment in wake of years of losses

February 2017

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Sports Direct's French Connection flutter looks like a fashion faux pas

    Nils Pratley
  • A French Connection store in London

    Sports Direct buys French Connection stake as battle looms

September 2016

  • Stephen Marks

    French Connection boss dismisses calls for him to relinquish dual role

    Company says changing Stephen Marks’s responsibilities would risk derailing turnaround plan, as it reports £7.9m loss
  • A French Connection store in London

    French Connection fails to stem losses despite same-store sales growth

    British fashion retailer reports £7.9m pre-tax loss in first half amid fierce competition from Asos, Forever 21 and Zara
  • Stephen Marks

    French Connection boss 'refusing to sit down to discuss turnaround plan'

    US fund with 8% stake in brand is seeking meeting with Stephen Marks and board to put forward ideas to improve performance

March 2016

  • A French Connection store in London

    French Connection shares slump as annual loss hits £4.7m

    But fashion brand said its winter range had been more popular than its spring 2015 collection

January 2016

  • FCUK's spring/summer campaign

    Cool as FCUK? French Connection brings back its sweary slogan

    The brand is resurrecting its infamous 90s catchline, but its T-shirt range is not the only fashion line designed to shock
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