All Sports Direct articles – Page 4
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Gallery
Store gallery: Frasers Group’s revamped Cruise flagship
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has opened its refurbished luxury flagship Cruise in Glasgow.
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Gallery
First look: Frasers unveils vision for department store of the future
Frasers Group has lifted the lid on its first new department store since it acquired House of Fraser in 2018.
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News
Frasers Group interim profits rise spurred by rates relief and online sales
Frasers Group reported a strong uplift in profits at the interim mark despite what chair David Daly describes as a “lack of clarity of guidance” from the government during the pandemic so far.
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News
Watch: Sports Direct unveils first-ever Christmas advert
Sports Direct has launched its first-ever Christmas advertising campaign, which head of elevation Michael Murray says is the first step in a “new look” for the retailer.
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News
Mike Ashley fails to match Debenhams price tag and retracts offer
Mike Ashley is out of the running to acquire Debenhams after refusing to match the £300m price tag for the beleaguered department store chain.
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Mike Ashley hits out at Debenhams as liquidator waits in wings
Mike Ashley has raged after allegedly being excluded from the race to buy Debenhams as restructuring firm Hilco prepares to liquidate parts of the business.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes fresh bid to buy Debenhams
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has revived its efforts to buy struggling department store chain Debenhams.
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Frasers Group wins shareholder approval for £100m staff bonus scheme
Frasers Group has won approval from its shareholders to launch its first staff incentive programme since 2017.
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Frasers Group considers mothballing Bob’s Stores chain after Nike severs ties
Frasers Group has launched a strategic review of its Bob’s Stores chain in the US after Nike revealed it will stop supplying product to the business.
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Frasers Group rescues DW Sports from administration in £37m deal
Frasers Group has rescued Dave Whelan’s DW Sports from administration in a £37m deal.
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Frasers Group blames profit slump on Brexit and coronavirus
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported a slump in profits that it blamed on a prolonged period of Brexit uncertainty followed immediately by the coronavirus crisis.
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Frasers Group chair in closed-period share-buying blunder
The non-executive chair of Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group accidentally bought shares in the retailer ahead of this week’s results.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group bids for DW Sports
Mike Ashley has reportedly launched a bid for former rival Dave Whelan’s collapsed sports chain DW Sports.
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Opinion
‘Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is not just unconventional – it’s unprofessional’
When a stock market announcement comes through from Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct, you never know what to expect. A rant from founder Mike Ashley at landlords, the government or his rivals? A shiny new acquisition? The resignation of its auditor?
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News
Ashley’s Frasers Group delays results for second year in row
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has put back publication of its annual results for the second year running.
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Frasers Group set to open Leicester megastore
Frasers Group has announced plans to open a flagship store in Leicester’s Fosse Park which will combine its Flannels, Sports Direct, Evans Cycles and Game fascias.
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Frasers Group accused of paying warehouse staff below minimum wage
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has again been accused of paying warehouse workers below minimum wage for the second time in five years.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group refuses to pay rents
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has told landlords it will not pay rents until it is “fully able to freely trade as a business” again.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lessons from Leicester on how retail should prepare for local lockdowns
With the prospect of more local lockdowns on the cards, Retail Week explores how retailers can manage and plan for an uncertain future.
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News
In pictures: Primark and Sports Direct drive footfall as non-essential retail reopens
Retail destinations across England saw footfall numbers soar on the day that non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen stores, with queues forming for the likes of Primark, H&M and Zara.