All Mike Ashley articles
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NewsAnimal rights group Peta buys stake in Frasers Group
The animal rights group Peta has bought a stake in Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, allowing activists to attend the retailer’s annual investors meeting in September.
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Frasers Group set to close six Jack Wills stores
Struggling fashion brand Jack Wills, owned by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, is set to shutter more stores.
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Debenhams raises fears after seeking further rent cuts
Debenhams has raised concerns for its future after seeking further rent cuts only seven months after they were slashed in a restructuring process.
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In quotes: Mike Ashley on Debenhams debacle, Wild West practices and clueless Corbyn
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley opened fire at today’s half-full year results and his list of gripes is a long one. Retail Week surmises his rants.
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Sports Direct launches takeover bid for Goals Soccer Centres
Mike Ashley is continuing his acquisition spree after the Sports Direct boss launched an official takeover bid for Goals Soccer Centres.
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Opinion
Opinion: Can French Connection find a buyer?
As struggling retailer French Connection extends sale talks again, can boss Stephen Marks keep potential buyers interested?
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Analysis
The many faces of Mike Ashley: Deal maker, drinker, disruptor
“It’s like he’s playing Pokémon or something – trying to catch ‘em all.”
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Opinion
Opinion: Has Mike Ashley made a meal of his masterplan?
Sports Direct’s postponement of its full-year results has set off City alarm bells – has the retailer’s founder Mike Ashley bitten off more than he can chew?
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Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley loses second key ally
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has lost a second key ally in the space of a week after the retailer’s company secretary stepped down.
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Ashley calls for Goals Soccer Centres boardroom cull
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has called for a Goals Soccer Centres boardroom cull due to “the perceived lack of transparency” in its ongoing accounting crisis.
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Sports Direct tycoon Ashley bails out of MySale
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has sold his stake in etailer MySale.
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Ashley considers legal challenge over Debenhams rescue plan
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is examining the possibility of launching legal action against Debenhams, after its controversial company voluntary arrangement was approved earlier this month.
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Ashley to invest millions in upgrading House of Fraser stores
Mike Ashley has pledged to invest hundreds of millions of pounds into House of Fraser in exchange for three-year rent holidays on the redeveloped stores.
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Can 'pile ’em high' Mike Ashley become the new king of luxury?
As Mike Ashley unveils plans to launch luxury HoF spin-off Frasers, the team discuss whether the Lonsdale tycoon can become the king of luxury.
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Mike Ashley to launch 'Frasers' luxury chain
Mike Ashley is set to rebrand up to seven House of Fraser stores as ‘Frasers’, turning the clutch of shops into a new luxury chain.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is Mike Ashley remodelling the economics of the high street?
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is one of the retail industry’s great disruptors, but are his hardball tactics for renegotiating rents at his many chains remodelling the economics of high street retail?
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Analysis
In numbers: How Mike Ashley took over the high street
The number of retailers that Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has acquired or invested in has surged 52.5% since 2015.
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Lord Rose criticises Mike Ashley for high street ‘oligopoly’ plans
Former Marks Spencer boss Lord Stuart Rose has lambasted Mike Ashley over his plans to create a UK retail high street “oligopoly”, and said the sector is still too focused on bricks and mortar.
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Ashley labels Debenhams administration ‘national scandal'
Sports Direct founder and Debenhams’ largest shareholder Mike Ashley has vowed to “save as many Debenhams stores and jobs as I can” in an explosive stock exchange announcement.
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Pre-pack looms as Debenhams shuns Ashley
Debenhams has rejected Sports Direct’s offer to underwrite a £150m equity issue, bringing the department store business one step to closer to pre-pack administration.
