Frasers Group plc (“Frasers” or the “Group”) announces that David Daly will be stepping down from the Board after eight years of dedicated service, at the company’s AGM on 24 September 2025. He will be succeeded as Chair by Sir Jon Thompson on 1 September 2025. 

Frasers Group is also pleased to announce that it anticipates appointing Andy Lyon as Non-Executive Director to the Board and expects to make a further announcement in due course regarding a second, well-advanced candidate, for a further Non-Executive Director position. Those roles would succeed David Daly, Ger Wright and Helen Wright, who are not seeking re-election at the forthcoming AGM.

Frasers Group said David Daly will step down as chair after eight years at the AGM on September 24, 2025, with Sir Jon Thompson succeeding him from September 1.
Andy Lyon, former PwC partner, is set to join as non-executive director, with another appointment to follow.
CEO Michael Murray thanked Daly, Ger Wright, and Helen Wright, while welcoming Thompson and Lyon to guide the next phase.

• Sir Jon Thompson joined the Group’s Board of Directors in June 2024 as a Non-Executive Director, bringing with him extensive experience in corporate governance and major project management. His appointment marks an important step in supporting Frasers Group’s long-term strategy as it continues to strengthen its position as a global business.
• Andy Lyon, former partner at PwC whose expertise includes acting as audit partner for Next and its credit business, would add significant financial and governance experience to further strengthen the team as it develops Frasers Plus.

Michael Murray, CEO of Frasers Group, commented: “I would like to thank David for his outstanding leadership, guidance, and the wealth of expertise he brought to the Board, which has been instrumental in helping us deliver on our Elevation Strategy. We wish him all the very best for the future. I would also like to thank Ger and Helen for their contributions during their time with Frasers Group.

I’m equally delighted to announce our proposed new appointment to the Board with Andy, as well as Jon’s confirmed appointment to Chair, as we enter the next phase of our strategy. Jon’s deep experience in corporate governance and strategic leadership will be invaluable as we continue to grow as a leading global retail business.”

Sir Jon Thompson, commented: “I am very much looking forward to working alongside Board colleagues, the Group Executive Team and the wider company to continue Fraser Group’s evolution. I would like to acknowledge David’s significant contribution to the development of Frasers over the last eight years and thank him for his expert leadership. He leaves Frasers and the Board well positioned to enable the future success of the Elevation Strategy.”

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Game on: Skechers is picking up speed at its largest factory mall store in the world, an immersive performance experience that opened last week at Dolphin Mall in Miami. Following successful performance stores in Canada, Europe and Chile, the 26,017-square-foot location offers consumers footwear, apparel and accessories for basketball, running, soccer, golf, pickleball and the outdoors, as well as renowned lifestyle innovations like Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins.

“The Skechers Performance retail era is in full force: from our first flagship store earlier this year in Canada to two new locations in Europe this spring and our recently opened destination in Chile, all have shown how enthusiastic our consumers are for our Comfort that Performs,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “At our largest factory mall location, Skechers’ World of Sports showcases all that’s revolutionary about our one-of-a-kind technologies for the 36 million annually who frequent one of the highest-traffic tourist malls in the country. Like every professional athlete and enthusiast who has stepped into our styles, we’re all in and are ready to change the game.”

Skechers has opened its largest factory mall store at Dolphin Mall, Miami, spanning 26,017 square feet.
The immersive Skechers World of Sports features racetracks, courts, and digital displays, offering performance and lifestyle footwear, apparel, and accessories.
The August 29 launch, attended by athlete Julius Randle, highlights Skechers’ global expansion of its performance retail concept.

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward and Skechers athlete Julius Randle joined shoppers in celebrating the August 29 grand opening of the store, which unveiled the brand’s many displays: a running racetrack, basketball and pickleball courts, golf green and soccer and sport adventure areas, all surrounded by state-of-the-art digital LED screens and supported by product specialists and educators. The store also features selfie areas localized with Miami-centric graphics.

Consumers can shop the Company’s specialized technical footwear, as well as key lifestyle product, work footwear and Skechers apparel and accessories. The offering includes the Company’s many signature innovations, such as Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins Technology, Skechers Glide-Step Technology, Skechers Hyper Burst Pro Technology, Skechers Performance FitKnit Technology, Skechers Arch Fit Technology, Skechers Max Cushioning Technology and Skechers Air-Cooled Memory Foam Technology.

Along with Randle, Skechers’ global roster of elite pros competing in Skechers footwear includes basketball stars Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Norman Powell, Terance Mann, Rickea Jackson, Jackie Young and Kiki Iriafen; golfers Matt Fitzpatrick, Brooke Henderson, Bernhard Langer and Max Greyserman; pickleball pros Tyson McGuffin and Catherine Parenteau; baseball players Clayton Kershaw and Aaron Nola; soccer players Harry Kane, Mohammed Kudus, Luis Sinisterra, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Matt O’Riley, Isco Alarcón, Anthony Elanga, and Leila Ouahabi; and Indian Premier League cricket stars Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan and Yastika Bhatia, among others.

Consumers can now shop at five Skechers Performance-focused stores on three continents, including locations in Edmonton, Canada; Ghent, Belgium; Berlin, Germany; and Santiago, Chile—as well as at approximately 5,300 Skechers retail stores, skechers.com, and department stores and footwear retailers around the world.

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This week sees Mulberry relaunching what was one of the best-known bags it has ever made. It’s the Roxanne, which comes with a “fantastical campaign” shot by Tim Walker and featuring Wicked actor Cynthia Erivo.

The original bag was frequently seen on the arms of influencers such as Kate Moss and Alexa Chung and it now expands into a family: with four modern iterations sitting alongside the 2004 style that continues to be available via The Mulberry Exchange. 

The company said the Roxanne and the Small Roxanne are “odes to the much-loved original, taking its punky, Y2K attitude and updating it, with brass buckle and streamlined details”. 

Both sizes can be worn either over the shoulder or as a crossbody, and are made up of 44 individual pattern pieces. There are also two new shapes that “epitomise Mulberry in 2025” — the Roxanne Shoulder Bag and the Mini Roxanne Shoulder Bag. These are “lighter, versatile styles made for modern living, which both feature brass buckle detailing and sleek silhouettes”.

The Roxanne family is available from 8 September with prices starting at £795.

As for that campaign, Walker is a longtime Mulberry collaborator while the company has also turned to stylist and Harvey Nichols creative director Kate Phelan for the styling credits.

In a set of “surreal” and “playful” stills, the “Mulberry Spirit comes alive – with Erivo posing in a warped, dreamlike room rich in colour and texture, with rope swings, fireplaces, and decorative carpets”.

We’re told the campaign “reflects the duality of the Mulberry Spirit”.

It also includes “a softly shot video series”, Mulberry Moments – an intimate in-conversation between Erivo and Recho Omondi, the fashion journalist and host of The Cutting Room Floor. Across eight personal short films, the pair discuss topics “including Cynthia’s first Mulberry, her earliest memories of growing up in London, and how – like singing and acting – fashion is highly emotional”.

Erivo said: “As a born and bred Londoner I remember longing for a Mulberry – the ultimate statement bag – so this moment really feels full circle. The campaign has captured the Roxanne bag’s rebellious and romantic spirit, something that represents my own style. I believe that style centres on authentic self expression and collaboration, and this drew me to partnering with such an Iconic British brand who champion creativity, craftsmanship, and cultivate a sense of community.”