All Mike Ashley articles – Page 8
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Sir Philip Green: I did not block sale of BHS to Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley
Sir Philip Green has written to MPs saying that he did not attempt to block the sale of BHS to Sports Direct’s owner, Mike Ashley.
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Mike Ashley launches bid for Findel chairmanship
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley bids to become chairman of home shopping group Findel, months after raising his stake in the business.
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Mike Ashley convinced he had struck deal to buy BHS post-collapse
Mike Ashley was under the impression he had struck a deal to acquire BHS after it had gone into administration, it has emerged.
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Mike Ashley considers bid for Debenhams' Ireland operations
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is reportedly looking at a bid for Debenhams’ Ireland business via Irish department store chain Heatons.
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Mike Ashley eyes up to 80 BHS stores in fresh approach
Mike Ashley has made a fresh approach to BHS administrators in a bid to buy up to 80 of the collapsed chain’s stores and the brand name.
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Mike Ashley invited to give evidence to MP-led BHS inquiry
MPs have invited Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley to give evidence to the joint-parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of BHS.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Mike Ashley, McColl's, Majestic Wine and more
Retail round-up on June 10, 2016: Ashley called to give evidence on BHS demise. McColl's eyes snapping up a clutch of Co-op stores and Majestic Wine overhauls its payment policy
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Watch: Highlights and lowlights from Mike Ashley's fiery MP probe
Sport Direct’s boss Mike Ashley made a dramatic appearance in front of a panel of MPs who grilled him on work conditions within the company.
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BHS inquiry: Chappell claims former owner Green stymied rescue sale to Ashley
Dominic Chappell told MPs that former BHS owner Sir Philip Green is to blame for the department store group’s demise.
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Blower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley goes head-to-head with MP Iain Wright
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the Sports Direct founder’s Parliament grilling over practices in his Shirebrook warehouse.
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Opinion
Opinion: Ashley's grilling – from Santa to rubber dinghies and zero hours
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley had far more to say than many had anticipated when he appeared before MPs in Parliament today.
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Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley admits staff were paid below minimum wage
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley said the retailer must “pull its socks up” after admitting that warehouse staff were paid below minimum wage.
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Mike Ashley acknowledges need to improve Sports Direct working conditions
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley admitted the retailer’s working conditions could be improved ahead of today’s parliamentary hearing.
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Mike Ashley to attend parliament tomorrow after u-turn
Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has decided to appear before MPs tomorrow to “defend the good name” of the retailer, days after vowing he would not.
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Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley pulls out of parliamentary hearing
Mike Ashley has said he won’t attend next week’s parliamentary hearing about practices at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s bid to acquire Austin Reed collapses
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s bid to acquire beleaguered fashion chain Austin Reed has collapsed, Retail Week has learned.
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Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley threatens to pull out of parliamentary hearing
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has threatened to abandon his appearance before MPs after they refused to visit the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley agrees to appear before MPs
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has agreed to appear before MPs to give evidence on working conditions at the retailer’s warehouse.
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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct extends its bet on Debenhams
Sports Direct has reiterated it will remain a “supportive” shareholder of Debenhams after extending its bet on the department store chain.
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Blower’s retail cartoon: Sports Direct's Mike Ashley eyes Austin Reed and BHS
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the Sports Direct founder’s reported interest in buying Austin Reed and BHS out of administration.