All Sports Direct articles – Page 58
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OpinionPrimark wins praise as ethics take centre stage
They say no publicity is bad publicity, but as allegations about Primark’s sourcing came in thick and fast, questioning its ethics, the old adage started to look flawed.
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NewsMike 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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NewsSports Direct to battle on for stakes
Sports Direct has vowed to fight on for ownership of stakes in rival retailers after apparently losing control of them to the administrator of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing.
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NewsSports Direct loses stakes in rivals
Sports Direct has lost its stakes in rivals JD Sports Fashion and Blacks Leisure as the administrator of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing took control of the holdings.
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NewsSports Direct trading stays in line with expectations
Sports Direct has said that trading has remained in line with group expectations and is on track to achieve underlying EBITDA of at least £150m in its current financial year.
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OpinionFloats need proper preparation
A float is not an end in itself but a new beginning, which brings with it a variety of unaccustomed challenges, disciplines and temptations.
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NewsJJB reconfirms equity raising will go ahead
JJB has reconfirmed this morning that its plans for an equity raising will go ahead, despite it being dogged by speculation and rumours in relation to its executive chairman Sir David Jones at the weekend.
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AnalysisSimon Bentley: Planning a comeback at Blacks?
Last week Retail Week revealed that sports retail veteran Simon Bentley is plotting a return to Blacks. Lisa Berwin finds out more about the man.
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NewsJJB Sports spent £3.7m with directors’ companies
JJB Sports spent £3.7m in the past 18 months on goods and services from companies linked to its own directors.
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NewsJJB Sports suffers £42.9m pre-tax loss
JJB Sports suffered a £42.9m pre-tax loss in its half year results, after admitting it was on the “brink of going into administration” earlier this year.
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NewsMike 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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OpinionTransparently good
Kingfisher and Sports Direct showed both sides of the corporate governance coin this week.
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OpinionSize is everything as N Brown prepares to take on High & Mighty
They say size isn’t everything but if you are in fashion it certainly is.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office probes JJB and Sports Direct
Following the launch of an OFT inquiry into the sports retail market, it has emerged that the Serious Fraud Office has begun an investigation into JJB Sports and Sports Direct.
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NewsSports Direct lifts profit forecast
Sports Direct has raised its annual earnings forecast after enjoying a jump in sales during the summer.
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AnalysisDave Whelan: Playing to Win
Footballer turned sports retailer Dave Whelan charts the rise and fall of JJB Sports in this exclusive extract adapted from his autobiography, Playing to Win
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NewsOFT refers Sports Direct acquisition of JJB Sports stores to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has referred Sports Direct’s acquisition of 31 stores from rival JJB Sports to the Competition Commission.
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NewsSports Direct stalls on corporate governance compliance
Sports Direct has conceded that it is not in line with corporate governance best practice and said that it is not taking any immediate action to change its stance.
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NewsChris Ronnie calls for investigation
Chris Ronnie, the former chief executive of beleaguered JJB, has distanced himself from Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley and lambasted JJB chairman Sir David Jones’ strategy at the retailer.
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NewsJJB Sports grilled over stock by Sports Direct at AGM
JJB Sports faced a dramatic showdown at its AGM in Wigan last week when representatives of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, who has been embroiled in a loan row with JJB chairman Sir David Jones, turned up to question the board on its stock position.