Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group increases stake in Mulberry
Group formerly known as Sports Direct considers takeover of luxury brand
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Super-rich buying up ‘Downton Abbey estates’ to escape pandemic
Sales of £15m-plus English country homes breaking records as wealthy families ‘recalibrate their priorities’
Burberry attacks move to scrap tax-free shopping on eve of Brexit
Brand says move to install 20% VAT will encourage 1.2m visitors to shop in Europe instead
Bentley is leading the charge to batteries. British carmakers must join it
Tesla and China have stolen a huge march – but the UK’s automotive sector still has the capability to close the gap
Aston Martin hopes £1.3bn investment will revive its fortunes
Luxury carmaker to expand partnership with Mercedes and could mean fully electric models by 2026
How TikTok is proving beauty is more than skin deep
Social media smarts and a sense of humour are highly profitable for a new breed of ‘skinfluencer’