Sports Direct

Capitalising on click and collect

Many consumers are turning to click and collect for their online purchases rather than opting for home delivery. In fact,…

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Sports Direct approaches mid-tier firms in race for new auditor

Sports fashion retailer Sports Direct has approached mid-tier accountancy firms BDO and Mazars as it races to appoint a new…

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House of Fraser extends administration period to 2020

Embattled department store retailer House of Fraser (HoF) has had its administration period extended to 10 August 2020, after being…

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Sports Direct shutters eight Jack Wills stores

Sports Direct has announced the closure of eight Jack Wills stores, according to a report by the Financial Times. The…

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Grant Thornton quits as Sports Direct auditor

Sports Direct has confirmed accountancy firm Grant Thornton is to step down from its role as auditor. Sports Direct said…

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Mike Ashley’s high street monopoly

Over the past two years retail tycoon Mike Ashley has been treating the UK high street as his very own…

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Halting the demise of the ‘not my department’ store

Be it House of Fraser, retail bellwether John Lewis or in-the-wars Debenhams, department stores are in the news for all…

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Sports Direct is not a business ‘in crisis’, claims exec

Sports Direct’s head of elevation, Michael Murray, has moved to quash rumours that Sports Direct was in “crisis” in an…

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What on earth is Mike Ashley’s game?

If you’ve been paying even cursory attention to the retail market over the last 18 months, you will know that…

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Sports Direct acquires Jack Wills in pre-pack deal

Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has acquired fashion retailer Jack Wills from administration, after administrators KPMG accepted the £12.75m offer tabled…

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