Sports Direct's Mike Ashley dismisses banker's claim of £15mln deal as 'drink banter'
Mike Ashley has accused a former colleague of trying to squeeze money out of him in a lawsuit off the back of 'banter' held over drinks at a London pub
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Frasers Group PLC
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Frasers Group plc, formerly Sports Direct International plc, is a British retailing group. Established in 1982 by Mike Ashley, the company is the United Kingdom's largest sports-goods retailer and operates roughly 670 stores worldwide.
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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct swoops in to buy bankrupt US retail chain Eastern Outfitters
Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has taken on bankrupt US retailer Eastern Outfitters, the parent company of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports, and its 50 retail stores
Department stores group Debenhams considering 10 store closures and plans to enhance its digital offering
The plans were announced as the FTSE 250-listed firm reported pre-tax profit of £87.8mln for the 26 weeks to March 4, down 6.4% from the £93.8mln reported a year earlier
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Nice little earners ... but Sports Direct should come with a wealth warning
John Harrington takes a look at some ostensibly undervalued companies with consistent records of earnings growth
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Torrent of tweets on toxic Tesco
To say opinions are divided on Tesco would be to imply that someone actually likes them ...
JD Sports defies Mike Ashley as it knocks Sports Direct out of the park
JD Sports Fashion is now valued worth more than double that of rival Sports Direct as it implements its expansion strategy
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Sports Direct and other "nice" little earners
John Harrington goes off in search of undervalued companies with a record of earnings growth and is surprised by what he finds
Sports Direct again ups its interest in department stores group Debenhams, now over 13%
Sports Direct's holding is of 2.88% held via contracts for differences (CFDs), in addition to a put option it holds over a 10.5% stake, giving an overall holding of 13.38%
Sports Direct blasts report about chief executive-to-average employee pay as 'fake news'
A spokesman for the retailer said that the Sports Direct figure in the table of data published by newspaper City AM, and attributed to Pensions & Investment Research Consultants (PIRC), was “incorrect”.
FTSE 100 ends higher before Fed rate decision
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, thanks to buoyancy in the pharma and mining sectors while a US rate card was considered in the bag, priced and sold on the market
Big task for Sports Direct's Mike Ashley in tidying scandal-hit past
From the mis-treatment of staff to a series of profit warnings,Sports Direct's Mike Ashley has plenty of work to do in order to redeem himself
Sports Direct to elect workers' representative to board as it tries to rebuild battered reputation
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley is trying to rebuild the retailer's reputation after MPs accused the company of mis-treating employees
Sports Direct warns on gross margin currency impacts, clarifies Agent Provocateur deal involvement
The company said its euro-dollar exchange rate was currently hedged at US$1.46 and that it had no hedging in place for 2018.
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Agent Provocateur founder gives 3i and Mike Ashley a dressing down
What's trending: Mike Ashley's unlikely interest in sexy underwear; WPP says companies are grinding it out with a three yards and a cloud of dust running game; LSE boss to cancel retirement plans?
Fund managers ready to act over excessive executive pay
Fat cats or executive pigs with their snouts in the trough? Either way, fund managers are losing patience with excessive executive pay.
Sports Direct builds stake in French Connection
Benny Hill and Noel Coward once appeared in a film together, so why shouldn't Sports Direct and French Connection work together?
Kolar Gold a winner from name game
Some of the largest risers and fallers in London at 4pm
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Nationwide says UK house price growth was slowest annual rate in more than a year last month
The building society said UK house prices were up 4.3% year-on-year in January, a slowing from 4.5% growth in December and the smallest increase since November 2015.
Sports Direct boss has "welcomed" supportive comments from the company's largest City investor
Mike Ashley was speaking following comments made by hedge fund boss Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management at the weekend.
Embattled chairman of Sports Direct re-elected thanks to Mike Ashley's backing
Keith Hellawell’s re-appointment was opposed by 54% of the firm's independent shareholders, with that figure unchanged from the number achieved in September.