Independent investigation into Boohoo’s supply chain to call for public evidence and investigate whether it ‘had knowledge of the allegations’ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 The independent investigation into Boohoo’s supply chain will call for public evidence and investigate whether … Read more
Boohoo CEO’s son, 20, is found dead from a ‘morphine overdose and after failing to get up for work at 5am’ Louis Lyttle, son of Boohoo chief John Lyttle, died at home Seal near Sevenoaks 20-year-old was pronounced dead at home after failing to get up for work Coroner Alan Blunsdon gave the cause of … Read more
Boohoo CEO’s son, 20, is found dead from a ‘morphine overdose and after failing to get up for work at 5am’ Louis Lyttle, son of Boohoo chief John Lyttle, died at home Seal near Sevenoaks 20-year-old was pronounced dead at home after failing to get up for work Coroner Alan Blunsdon gave the cause of … Read more
Boohoo boss John Lyttle insists he is not embarking on a personal crusade – but it might be heading that way, whether he likes it or not. Tomorrow, the online fashion firm’s chief executive will visit Leicester amid a storm of negative publicity over allegations that workers in the company’s Midlands supply chain were being … Read more
Boohoo may be forced to shift 40% of its production overseas following slave labour allegations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 17 July 2020 Boohoo could need to move as much as 40 per cent of its production overseas following allegations of slave labour … Read more
Boohoo accused of turning a blind eye to sweatshop factories despite the issue being repeatedly raised By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2020 Boohoo has been accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to problems in its supply chain after the issue was … Read more
Boohoo supplier was hit with a £15m bill after failing to pay its staff the national minimum wage By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:27 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 14 July 2020 Staffline has supplied agency workers to Boohoo’s warehouses for around four years A supplier to Boohoo was hit … Read more
Sweatshop scandal hits Boohoo rival: Quiz launches probe into claims supplier paid staff £3 an hour By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 July 2020 As larger rival Boohoo continued to reel from the sweatshop scandal, Quiz’s shares fell more than 20 per cent … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: What began as a supply chain issue has hit Boohoo’s share price and could quickly metastasize into something far worse By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 12 July 2020 The narrative of Boohoo is familiar. Modest beginnings on a market stall in … Read more
A co-founder of fashion retailer Boohoo has links to a factory in Leicester accused of paying staff less than the minimum wage, it has been revealed. The brand has confirmed that the factory at the heart of the ‘human trafficking and slavery’ allegations is run by Morefray Ltd, a Manchester-owned firm with ties to the I Saw … Read more