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Ashley takes a bite of Asos

ike Ashley stepped down as CEO of Frasers Group, the holding company for his retail empire, last month, says Sarah Taaffe-Maguire on Sky News. But the firm has continued its “online buying spree”. It has just raised its stake in online fashion retailer Asos to 5.1%. This makes

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