All Sports Direct articles – Page 27
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NewsAgenda: Sports Direct full years plus M&S, Primark and Dunelm updates
Retail Week looks at what’s coming up this week, with full-year results from Sports Direct and updates from Marks & Spencer and Primark.
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OpinionOpinion: A question put to Sir Philip Green that could restore public trust
The parliamentary inquiries into BHS and Sports Direct do not show the side of the retail business that Peter Williams recognises.
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NewsSports Direct eyes joint bid for stores of US chain Sports Authority
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is reportedly in talks to acquire up to 200 stores from the collapsed US retail chain Sports Authority.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Lidl and Sports Direct
Retail round-up on June 21, 2016: Lidl supports NFU’s 'fruit and veg pledge', Tesco shuts 24 hour store openings, Sports Direct and Modell's looks for a potential deal
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NewsMike 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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OpinionBlog: Is it time for retailers to start charging for click-and-collect?
Click-and-collect has undoubtedly been a hit with shoppers. At John Lewis, for example, more than half of online orders are picked up this way.
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VideoWatch: Sir Philip Green takes offence as MP asks if ego was at play
As Sir Philip Green’s committee neared an end, MP Iain Wright caused offence by asking if the tycoon’s ego affected the Sports Direct deal.
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AnalysisPower List: Risk-takers and innovators in retail reap rewards
Conditions remain hard in retail, but the risk-takers are coming out on top as this year’s Retail Week Power List makes clear.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Key players and trends from the Power List 2016
With plenty of risers, fallers and new entries in Retail Week’s Power List 2016 the team discuss some of the key talking points.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Holland and Barrett and more
Retail round-up on June 15, 2016: Goldman's European chief faces pressure to appear before MPs probing BHS demise and Holland & Barrett demands price cuts from suppliers.
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NewsMike 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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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, BHS, Sports Direct and more
Retail round-up on June 13, 2016: Walmart poised to name Asda's upcoming chief executive and Mike Ashley interested in taking over 80 BHS stores.
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AnalysisEuro 2016: The chief execs that make up retail's fantasy team
As this summer’s European Championships edge ever closer, Retail Week selects its fantasy football team from across the industry.
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NewsBreakfast 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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VideoWatch: 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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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Tesco's Giraffe
Retail round-up on June 9, 2016: UK prime minister David Cameron slams Sports Direct’s “appalling practices”, and Tesco's Giraffe chain changes ownership.
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CartoonBlower’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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OpinionOpinion: 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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NewsSports 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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NewsMike 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.
