All Sports Direct articles – Page 26
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NewsSports Direct shareholders advised not to re-elect Mike Ashley to board
Sports Direct shareholders have been urged to vote against the re-election of founder Mike Ashley to the board by a leading advisory group.
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NewsSports Direct to review board and unveil working practices probe results
Sports Direct is planning an external review of its board and will unveil results of a probe into its working practices next month.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Karen Millen, Apple and more
Retail round-up: Sports Direct staff injuries higher than average, Apple’s Chinese investment and Karen Millen loses battle to use her name.
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NewsMPs vow to keep check on ‘appalling practices’ at Sports Direct
MPs have praised Sports Direct’s move to pay back staff but warned that its working practices remain “under the spotlight”.
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NewsSports Direct to back pay Shirebrook staff about £1m, claims Unite
Thousands of Sports Direct warehouse workers are expected to receive back pay totalling about £1m, according to Unite the union.
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AnalysisSports Direct chairman Hellawell facing shareholder mutiny at AGM
Sports Direct’s chairman and other directors are facing a mutiny from some of its largest shareholders at next month’s annual meeting.
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NewsSports Direct suffers high staff turnover as one in four workers quit
Almost one in four workers quit Sports Direct last year as pressure mounts on founder Mike Ashley to overhaul working conditions.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail News on BHS, Macy’s and Sports Direct
Retail round-up: Law firm appointed to examine former BHS directors; Macy’s store closures; and Sports Direct’s rising staff turnover rate
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OpinionOpinion: Company culture, not body searches, can combat staff pilfering
There were evident differences between the recent appearances of Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green before a parliamentary inquiry.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s shows overseas prospects don’t end with Brexit
As the dust from the European Union referendum starts to settle, retailers are turning their thoughts to what comes next.
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DataData: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK
June 2016: Amazon tops IMRG’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 retailers by website traffic.
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NewsMike Ashley fails in his bid to become Findel chairman
Home shopping group Findel has decided not to appoint Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley as chairman as it unveiled a 5.3% rise in sales.
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AnalysisInfographic: Frank Field on Sir Philip Green plus the latest retail stats
The week in words and numbers, July 29, 2016: Field slams Green, Store Twenty One shops close and Sainsbury’s to fulfil same-day deliveries.
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NewsSports Direct begins £90m share buyback and plans more
Sports Direct has begun the process of buying back nearly £90m worth of its own shares, and has plans to purchase more in the future.
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OpinionOpinion: What the Gangmasters Licensing Authority’s new remit means for retail
Sports Direct has hit the headlines for what the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee described as “appalling working conditions and practices”.
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OpinionOpinion: Sir Philip should act fast to restore his reputation
“We don’t doubt that Sir Philip had some affection for BHS – to an extent it created him. Now it could also bring him down.”
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NewsAnalysis: What the MPs' report on BHS' demise means for retail
Tycoon Sir Philip Green has been savaged by MPs for his role in the collapse of department store chain BHS earlier this year.
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AnalysisIn quotes: Sports Direct slammed in BIS Committee report
Sports Direct has been condemned by MPs over its working practices by the Business Innovation and Skills committee. Retail Week picks out key quotes from the report.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Sports Direct inquiry, Tesco's Farm brands and Pokemon Go
This week the team looks into the Sports Direct inquiry, argues their views on the Tesco Farm foods row and assesses the impact of Pokemon Go.
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NewsMPs to 'hold Ashley's feet to the fire' over working practices
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has been condemned by MPs over working practices at the retailer.