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  "id": 269147,
  "title": "Billionaire Ashley leads race to clinch takeover of Harvey Nichols",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/billionaire-ashley-leads-race-to-clinch-takeover-of-harvey-nichols",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T14:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/billionaire-ashley-leads-race-to-clinch-takeover-of-harvey-nichols-13570710"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley is closing in on a takeover of Harvey Nichols, one of Britain's best-known department store chains, in a deal which is expected to see the business briefly placed into administration.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}