Sports Direct

Sports Direct retail chief leaves after 28 years

Sports Direct’s head of retail operations, Karen Byers, is stepping down from her position with immediate effect after 28 years,…

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Game accepts £52m Sports Direct takeover

Video game retailer Game has agreed to Sports Direct’s £52m takeover offer. Prior to the agreement, the retailer’s board said…

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Sports Direct challenges Debenhams CVA

Department store Debenhams has confirmed Sports Direct is among the parties which have sent applications to challenge its CVA which…

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Mike Ashley makes £51.9m offer for Game after increasing stake

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has made a £51.9m offer for the gaming retailer Game Digital after it increasing its stake…

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Sports Direct facing probe from financial regulators

Sports Direct is facing scrutiny from two financial regulators over its accounts and information relating to a possible bid for…

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Sports Direct sells flagship Dublin store for £17.3m

Sports Direct has reportedly sold its flagship Dublin store for €20m (£17.3m) in an off-market sale-and-leaseback deal to an unnamed…

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Mike Ashley warned over plans for retail ‘oligopoly’

Former Marks and Spencer boss Lord Stuart Rose has warned Mike Ashley over plans for a retail ‘oligopoly’, following his…

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Mike Ashley promises to ‘save’ Debenhams

Mike Ashley has made a promise to “save as many Debenhams stores and jobs” as he can similarly to House…

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Debenhams enters pre-pack administration

Debenhams has entered pre-pack administration and gone into the control of its lenders following the department store’s rejection of Sports…

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Sports Direct makes Debenhams £150m offer

Sports Direct has made an offer to Debenhams to underwrite £150m equity issuance in Mike Ashley’s latest attempt to take…

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