‘Step down’: Owner of Platypus, Athlete’s Foot cops hostile bid from UK shareholder

Accent Group, the embattled footwear and clothing retailer behind Hype DC, Platypus, Lacoste and other brands, has received a hostile takeover bid from UK retail giant Frasers Group after frustration about mismanagement and poor governance reached a tipping point.

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