All Sports Direct articles – Page 16
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NewsNew Sports Direct hire to review strategic stakes
Sports Direct has recruited a head of strategic investments who will review all the retailer’s stakes in other businesses.
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NewsSports Direct axes nearly half of Debenhams concessions
Sports Direct has shuttered four out of nine of its concessions in Debenhams stores, two of which are in the department store’s Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsMike Ashley firm's profits dented by Sports Direct woes
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley’s personal investment vehicle suffered a slump in profits last year amid a “tough trading environment” for the retailer.
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NewsToday in retail: JD expands, Sports Direct under fire
Sports retailers dominated headlines today as JD Sports ramped up its international expansion plans and Sports Direct ruffled feathers… again.
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NewsSports Direct challenged by MPs over courier payments
MPs have challenged Sports Direct over “deeply troubling” allegations from a whistle-blower that the retailer underpays its couriers.
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AnalysisReserved's UK launch and The Hut Group's Espa buy
Words and numbers, September 15, 2017: Polish fashion retailer Reserved opens in the UK, The Hut Group snaps up beauty brand Espa, and new shop openings decline
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GallerySports Direct: Southampton’s Selfridges of sport?
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has long repeated his desire to transform his business into the ‘Selfridges of sport’.
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AnalysisCan Sports Direct score with investors and shoppers again?
The Sports Direct saga took what, for many onlookers, appeared to be an unexpected twist at its annual general meeting in Shirebrook.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Asda, Sports Direct and Reserved
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the last week including Asda axing 300 jobs, and Reserved’s new Oxford Street store.
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NewsToday in retail: Sports Direct’s Hellawell survives
He had vowed to step down if he did not secure investor backing – and plenty had expected that to be the case today.
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NewsSports Direct chair Hellawell secures investor backing
Sports Direct’s chairman Keith Hellawell has been re-elected as chairman by the retailer’s independent shareholders at today’s AGM.
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NewsSports Direct reiterates profit ambitions ahead of AGM
Sports Direct said sales at its new stores “exceed our expectations” amid growing calls for chairman Keith Hellawell to step down at today’s AGM.
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NewsUpdated: Sports Direct chairman faces revolt at AGM
Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell could be ousted at the retailer’s annual general meeting later this week as another shareholder confirms it will vote against his re-election.
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NewsAgenda: Halfords updates and Sports Direct hosts AGM
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from Halfords and Sports Direct’s AGM on the agenda.
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NewsSports Direct boss Ashley will not attend AGM
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley will shun the retailer’s annual general meeting next week.
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NewsBHS: A year after closure, most stores still lie empty
The majority of former BHS stores are still unoccupied a year after the department store group finally closed its doors.
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NewsToday in retail: Maverick Mike Ashley strikes again
His football team may be struggling to rack up points, but Sports Direct Mike Ashley’s retail portfolio continues to amass stakes.
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NewsAshley ups Debenhams interest with direct stake
Mike Ashley has increased his interest in ailing department store Debenhams once again and, for the first time, has taken a direct stake.
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NewsSports Direct in legal fight over Icelandic store
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is staging legal action over ownership of a store in Iceland.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where do football's WAGs shop?
As the Premier League kicks off, Retail Week looks at where football’s WAGs across the UK buy their glamorous wardrobes.