All Mike Ashley articles – Page 11
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PIRC advises Sports Direct shareholders to block Mike Ashley deal
Sports Direct shareholders have been urged to oppose an £86.6m property acquisition from founder Mike Ashley by shareholder representative group PIRC.
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Blacks chairman to build bridges with Mike Ashley
Peter Williams tries to restore stability and make peace with frustrated shareholder
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Pentland builds stake in Blacks to block another Mike Ashley bid
Updated: Blacks Leisure confirmed today that Pentland Group has snapped up a 5.86% stake in the outdoor specialist.
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Mike Ashley’s intervention hits Blacks shares
General stores and food retailers both had a dull week, with each sector lagging the market.
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Opinion
Hard-to-read Mike Ashley rules the roost in sports retail
It has been months since the last scandal to hit sports retailers – perhaps Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has been on an extended Christmas holiday?
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Mike Ashley to face further SFO investigations
Mike Ashley is understood to be facing an investigation into possible loans secured from Icelandic bank Kaupthing.
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Tesco and Mike Ashley’s bike shop locked in payment dispute
Tesco has launched a legal challenge against a subsidiary of Mike Ashley’s Sport’s Direct, after the supermarket giant overpaid for some bicycles.
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Mike Ashley renames Newcastle football ground
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is renaming Newcastle United’s football ground sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park.
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Mike Ashley’s PR behind Chris Ronnie statement
The press releases sent out defending Chris Ronnie against accusations of bad practice when he was chief executive of JJB Sports were sent by Mike Ashley’s personal PR firm, Retail Week can reveal.
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Dave Whelan wishes he had ‘crushed’ Mike Ashley earlier
JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan has revealed that he wishes he had “crushed” rival business Sports Direct when he first saw the then-fledgling retailer’s stores.
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Mike Ashley threatens JJB AGM showdown with Sir David Jones
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley intends to embarrass rival JJB Sports executive chairman Sir David Jones at JJB’s AGM tomorrow.
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Sir David Jones ‘held sensitive talks with Mike Ashley after loan repayment was due’
JJB Sports executive chairman Sir David Jones reportedly held sensitive talks about company business with rival sportswear boss Mike Ashley when his secret £1.5m personal loan from Ashley could have been called in.
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Analysis
The many faces of Mike Ashley
The Sports Direct founder’s accusations of impropriety at JJB sparked a furore, but it’s all just part of the game for the kingpin who issued results this week, says Lisa Berwin
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JJB Sports threatens legal action against Mike Ashley
JJB Sports has threatened legal action against rival Mike Ashley, founder of Sports Direct, in an escalation of the row over a £1.5m loan to JJB chairman Sir David Jones.
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Dave Whelan hits out at Mike Ashley as Sir David Jones loan row hots up
JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan has accused Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley of “trying to blacken” the formerly unblemished name of Sir David Jones in the latest row to rock the turbulent sportswear sector.
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Mike Ashley claims Sir David Jones agreed loan after he joined JJB Sports
The scandal over JJB chairman Sir David Jones’ £1.5m loan from Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley is escalating, with Ashley claiming he gave Jones the loan after he joined JJB’s board.
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Mike Ashley transfers his stake in Sports Direct
Sports Direct founder and chief executive Mike Ashley has transferred his entire stake in the sports retailer to a company wholly owned by himself.
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Mike Ashley in frame for Chris Ronnie's JJB Sports stake
Former JJB Sports chief executive Chris Ronnie’s 23 per cent in JJB Sports is believed to have been sold to sports tycoon Mike Ashley.