Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is considering buying a stake in House of Fraser, it was reported.
The founder of Sports Direct International, whose company recently signed a retail deal with Rangers, is understood to have sounded out some shareholders of the department store chain to discuss buying out investors and creating a strategic partnership.
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