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Frasers Group PLC
LON:SPD
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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Will Dunlop be first of many brand sales at Sports Direct?
Peel Hunt says Sports Direct shares are "becoming very interesting" as it focusses on core brands.
Goodbye green flash, hello Mr Selfridge – Sports Direct to sell Dunlop
The business, which turned over almost £43mln last year, was acquired 12 years ago for £40mln.
Talk about fickle brokers …. Liberum swiftly backtracks on target hike for Sports Direct
Liberum Capital returned the target price for Sports Direct to 310p, having upgraded it to 375p first thing this morning after an announcement suspending the group’s share buyback.
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Trending - Nostra Terra, corporate jet, Sports Direct and bookies
The firm says it's turning itself around and chief executive Matt Lofgran has been using social media to get the message across
Plane crazy - Hard-pressed Sports Direct staff can hire new corporate jet
Sports Direct said the airplane is being acquired at a total cost of US$51.1mln (£40.4mln), and will be used to transport employees and business partners to the group’s sites across the UK
Sports Direct posts 57% slump in profits after "tough" six months
After a period in which Ashley and the group has been blasted by the press and Parliament for the treatment of its workers and been battered by the fall in the value of the pound after the Brexit vote, the sports goods stores firm saw its u
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FTSE 100 shares close higher after ECB returns to lower QE
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Thursday, buoyed by news that the euro zone will curb its quantitative easing programme next April
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WEEK AHEAD: The panto season is upon us, and lead villain Mike Ashley is due on stage
He's already told us he's not Santa, but can Mike Ashley deliver a Christmas present for Sports Direct investors?
Sports Direct loses two bosses in three weeks
News of finance chief Matt Pearson jumping ship was one of the most tweeted stories .
Sports Direct loses another executive as finance head jumps ship
Pearson was given the job of acting CFO just over a year ago.
FTSE 100 misses out on record high close over Brexit, US rate fears
FTSE 100 shares narrowly missed out on a record closing high on Tuesday after slipping back from record levels thanks to renewed Brexit fears which sent the pound below $1.23, as well as growing expectations of a US rate hike this year. Ear
More woe for Ashley as 'flash crash' costs Sports Direct £15mln
A fat finger trade has been blamed for the ‘flash crash’ that saw 6% wiped off the value of the pound
Risers & Fallers: Sports Direct, URU Metals, Nu-Oil and Gas...
Major share price risers and fallers in London at 4pm
Risers and fallers: Lamprell, Sports Direct, Summit Therapeutics...
Lamprell shares soared after it secured a US$90mln contract to transform a shipping vessel into floating accommodation for Statoil's workers
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FTSE 100 closes lower as pound flirts with lowest post-Brexit levels
The FTSE 100 index closed lower in a widespread sell-off while the pound flirted with its lowest level against the euro since the Brexit vote
Risers & Fallers: Seeing Machines, Scotgold, GCM Resources ...
Significant share price risers and fallers in London at 4.15pm
Sports Direct bows to pressure on review plan
Controversial retailer vows to get independent third party to review its practices after criticism
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Brokers: Randgold Resources upgraded as UBS sees dividend potential
Also, Sports Direct, Enquest, Pearson, Hurricane Energy
Sports Direct a 'buy' says broker after torrid week
“Amongst all the panto at the Open Day, we sensed a genuine will to change strategy,” said broker Peel Hunt