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New twist in retail chain's fortunes

Ashley back in charge as Forsey quits Sports Direct

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Troubled leisure chain Sports Direct has installed billionaire founder Mike Ashley as chief executive after Dave Forsey resigned...

TUC chief's warning to firms

‘No hiding place’ for poor practices says O’Grady

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TUC boss Frances O'Grady will today use the controversy around Sports Direct to warn employers exploiting their staff that there will be "no hiding place"...

Call for Ashley to have defined role

Sports Direct board hammered in shareholder revolt

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More than half (53%) of independent Sports Direct shareholders today voted against management and called for...

Prime retail unit sold

Sports Direct deal leaves HMV’s future unclear

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HMV's flagship store in Princes Street in Edinburgh has been sold to Mike Ashley's Sports Direct...

Billionaire's firm under attack

Ashley’s Sports Direct ‘like Victorian workhouse’

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Billionaire retailer Mike Ashley has allowed his Sports Direct business to operate like a Victorian workhouse which does not treat its workers with dignity and respect, according to a committee of MPs.Read More

Retail tycoon faces critics

Ashley admits Sports Direct failings and quits Rangers role

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Mike Ashley, the retailer and football club owner, admitted to MPs that working practices at Sports Direct's giant warehouse had fallen below what is acceptable. READ MORE

New war of words at Ibrox

Rangers tell Ashley that retail deal is over

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Rangers have announced that it intends to terminate contracts with minority shareholder Mike Ashley's Sports Direct to sell club merchandise. READ MORE

Owner makes pledge to staff

Ashley pledges pay rise for Sports Direct employees

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Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has agreed to spend £10 million to raise pay for employees above the minimum wage. READ MORE

Rangers and Sports Direct in legal row

King: ‘We will not give in to threats from Ashley’

Sports Direct retailer Mike Ashley is refusing to back down in his battle with Rangers chairman Dave King. READ MORE

More trouble in store for retailer

Sports Direct’s Ashley in firing line as shareholders rebel

Sports Direct executive deputy chairman Mike Ashley and the company's non-executive directors face a shareholder rebellion at the retailer’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. READ MORE