Ashley plans to remain on the board as an executive director Mike Ashley, the founder of Sports Direct, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the head of the company. Ashley also confirmed that he will be passing the baton on to his son-in-law-to-be. Discussions are underway for Michael Murray […]

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An enormous potential tax bill from Belgium is just one of the problems for Sports Direct International (LON: SPD) and its lateness in reporting its annual results is not helping to make investor attitudes towards the company more positive. The results were published at 5.19pm on Friday, well after the close of trading and later […]

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The UK’s largest sports retailing outlet Sports Direct International Plc (LON:SPD) announced on Tuesday that it had agreed the sale of a logistics centre in Shirebrook for a sum of little under £120.1 million to Kwasa Sportivo. Sports Direct property After closing down its warehouse in Wigan, the company said it would offer the 300 […]

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