All Sports Direct articles
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NewsFrasers Group considers mothballing Bob’s Stores chain after Nike severs ties
Frasers Group has launched a strategic review of its Bob’s Stores chain in the US after Nike revealed it will stop supplying product to the business.
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Frasers Group rescues DW Sports from administration in £37m deal
Frasers Group has rescued Dave Whelan’s DW Sports from administration in a £37m deal.
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Frasers Group blames profit slump on Brexit and coronavirus
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported a slump in profits that it blamed on a prolonged period of Brexit uncertainty followed immediately by the coronavirus crisis.
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Frasers Group chair in closed-period share-buying blunder
The non-executive chair of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group accidentally bought shares in the retailer ahead of this week’s results.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group bids for DW Sports
Mike Ashley has reportedly launched a bid for former rival Dave Whelan’s collapsed sports chain DW Sports.
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Opinion
‘Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is not just unconventional – it’s unprofessional’
When a stock market announcement comes through from Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct, you never know what to expect. A rant from founder Mike Ashley at landlords , the government or his rivals ? A shiny new acquisition ? The resignation of its auditor ?
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Ashley’s Frasers Group delays results for second year in row
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has put back publication of its annual results for the second year running.
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Frasers Group set to open Leicester megastore
Frasers Group has announced plans to open a flagship store in Leicester’s Fosse Park which will combine its Flannels, Sports Direct, Evans Cycles and Game fascias.
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Frasers Group accused of paying warehouse staff below minimum wage
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has again been accused of paying warehouse workers below minimum wage for the second time in five years.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group refuses to pay rents
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has told landlords it will not pay rents until it is “fully able to freely trade as a business” again.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lessons from Leicester on how retail should prepare for local lockdowns
With the prospect of more local lockdowns on the cards, Retail Week explores how retailers can manage and plan for an uncertain future.
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In pictures: Primark and Sports Direct drive footfall as non-essential retail reopens
Retail destinations across England saw footfall numbers soar on the day that non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen stores, with queues forming for the likes of Primark, H M and Zara.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group takes £100m stake in Hugo Boss
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has taken a near 5% stake in Hugo Boss, worth almost £100m.
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Frasers boss blames Cummings effect for store reopening delay
Frasers Group finance chief Chris Wootton has blamed the controversy engulfing Boris Johnson’s advisor Dominic Cummings for later than expected store reopenings which he said will “finish off” some retailers.
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Mike Ashley praises staff as Frasers Group readies to ‘potentially’ reopen stores
Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct International, has said that it will pay 100% of salaries for the majority of its employees in May.
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JD Sports and Sports Direct square up for Office takeover
Retail rivals JD Sports’ Peter Cowgill and Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley are among the prospective bidders for footwear chain Office.
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Face time: JD Sports boss Cowgill slams CMA’s ‘reckless’ Footasylum ruling
JD Sports’ executive chair Peter Cowgill speaks to Retail Week about the CMA’s ‘pre-judged’ decision to block its acquisition of Footasylum, despite the operational challenges faced by all retailers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sports Direct staff claim they were asked to work on furlough
Store managers at tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and House of Fraser businesses were asked to work while on furlough, it has been alleged.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group settles €674m Belgian tax dispute
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has settled its long-running €674m (£588m) tax dispute with Belgian authorities.
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Mike Ashley ‘deeply apologetic’ over coronavirus stores row
Frasers Group chief executive Mike Ashley has apologised after his Sports Direct business was embroiled in a row about whether stores could open during the coronavirus crisis.
