the guardian view on sports direct: big british...
For its workers,Sports Direct offers zero-hours contracts; its bosses get mega-bonusesSports Direct...
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sports direct is a reflection of the modern...
Sports Direct seems to be a metaphor for the modern British economy. “The conscious strategy would...
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sports direct s corporate governance needs a...
It is no surprise that Sports Direct has recently approach under heavy criticism from politicians...
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sports directs mike ashley proves silence isnt...
As majority shareholder,the businessman has a lot of clout – but it doesn’t give him a licence...
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royal london was right to have a direct word
Company needs praise for main an ultimately doomed campaign for better boardroom governance at...
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sports direct shouldnt mark its own work -...
The retailer has serious questions to reply and an internal review overseen by founder Mike Ashley...
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minister receives hospital pass from treasury over...
Sketch: flustered skills and equalities minister Nick Boles said he was avoiding a...
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revealed: how sports direct effectively pays below...
Guardian undercover reporters find world where staff are searched daily,harangued via tannoy to hit...
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a day at the gulag: what its like to work at...
Guardian undercover reporters explore retailer’s working practices – from losing wages for being...
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sports directs story of easy growth seems to be...
Should a mild winter really upset trading – and doesn’t the company acquire a strong online...
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sports direct boss mike ashley braced for another...
The once-reclusive chief will be back in the limelight again when he battles to spot a...
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mike ashley looks forward to sports direct s busy...
Relegation struggles,court cases, zero-hours contracts: it’s a wonder the Newcastle owner...
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sports direct deal with rangers signed despite...
Scottish football club’s chairman,Dave King, claims negotiators in controversial retail deal put...
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sports direct abandons legal case against rangers
Retailer backs down from fight with Scottish football club and ceases efforts to prevent disclosure...
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sports direct crisis grows as mps and investors...
Politicians urge HMRC to investigate pay at the sportswear retailer as firm’s former City...
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sports direct: mps call for hmrc to investigate...
Sportswear giant dash by Mike Ashley branded a ‘snide advert for British trade’ as demands for...
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sports directs board under pressure as city...
Royal London Asset Management will vote against re-election of retailer’s executive deputy...
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sports direct seeks approval for £11m payout to...
Retailer asks shareholders to back payment after review by law firm says he was denied bonus due to...
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shareholder group issues red alert warning on...
Investment Management Association signals corporate governance concerns over changes to Mike...
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sports direct boss threatened with contempt of...
Mike Ashley is sent warning letter after failing to give evidence to MPs approximately treatment of...
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sports direct: labour to demand government...
MPs to put a question to David Cameron for response from HMRC and health and safety...
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whos who at sports direct
Mike Ashley runs Sports Direct with a small group of long-serving lieutenants,including his older...
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sports direct staff scared to take time off with...
Temporary workers at Shirebrook warehouse subjected to ‘six strikes and you’re out’...
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sports direct chairman under pressure to go
Changes to FCA rules mean minority shareholders could block Keith Hellawell’s re-electionSports...
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sports direct to hand managers total of 155m in...
Around 2000 managers to gain average £77000 in staggered payout after beating targets but vast...
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sports direct shares tumble as mike ashley reveals...
Retailer’s shares slide by 9% after founder warns: ‘We are in disaster … we can’t build the...
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mike ashley faces further ultimatum to appear...
Local MPs threaten to pull out of visit to Ashley’s Sports Direct’s warehouse unless he agrees...
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mike ashley berates mps over summons to give...
Sports Direct boss accuses MPs of being ‘intentionally antagonistic’ and creating a media circus...
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judge attacks mike ashley for abusing legal system...
Mr Justice Peter Smith brands Sport Direct founder’s tactics ‘deplorable’ for using courts in...
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public accounts chief calls for hmrc investigation...
Meg Hillier adds to chorus of complaints approximately retailer’s pay and working conditions and...
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sports direct: minister to face question over...
Labour’s Chuka Umunna is granted request for urgent question on what ministers are doing to...
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sports directs mike ashley under fire after...
Law firm representing former USC workers,who were given 15 minutes notice that their Ayshire...
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sports direct chief defends zero hours contracts
Dave Forsey insists most casual workers enjoy ‘incredible flexibility’ of such contracts despite...
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sports direct chief executive charged over usc...
Criminal proceedings occupy started against David Forsey,who is accused of failing to notify...
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union files pay claim to sports direct over zero...
Unite wants the retailer to move thousands of zero-hours workers at its main warehouse in Shirebrook...
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rangers gives sports direct formal notice to end...
Football club’s chairman,Dave King, writes to retailer a day after it dropped a tall court...
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sports directs house broker downgrades firms...
Haitong Securities slashes stock recommendation to neutral and slashes profits and revenue forecasts...
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sports directs mike ashley promises £10m to pay...
Move follows Guardian investigation into workers’ conditions at Shirebrook complex but Unite calls...
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sports directs mike ashley to face mps over...
Announcement comes after retailer promises internal inquiry overseen by CEO following Guardian...
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sports direct shares fall again as analysts cut...
Negative City reaction to disappointing results continues for moment daySports Direct shares have...
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sports direct buys direct golf after battle for...
John Andrew,founder of retailer which went into administration after accounting irregularities...
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sports direct takes up 19% stake in online...
Kitbag owner’s share price rises 13% amid speculation that Mike Ashley may start a bidding war for...
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judge criticises sports direct in rangers legal...
Mr Justice Peter Smith says the sports retailer has been ‘abusing processes of the court’ after...
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sports direct buys stake in us gun seller dicks...
Biggest outdoor retailer in the US says it is ‘your firearms destination’Mike Ashley’s Sports...
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sports direct boss mike ashley faces findel board...
Online retailer’s investors likely to reject appointment at EGM,fearing a Sports Direct employee...
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sports direct risks a lasting stain with its...
Penny-pinching can find you a long way,but Mike Ashley must eventually realise that a reputation for...
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sports direct investors revolt against chairman...
More than half of shareholders at AGM vote against company’s pay policy regarding its staff,making...
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sports direct to rely less on mike ashley credit
Retailer had been using a £250m loan provided personally by founder Ashley and now faces higher...
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boyfriend of mike ashleys daughter gets key sports...
Michael Murray to lead UK and international property team of the controversial sporting retail...
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sports directs mike ashley promises £10m to pay...
breeze follows Guardian investigation into workers’ conditions, which showed thousands were paid...
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sports direct: mike ashley to oversee review of...
Founder of sportswear chain will personally head initiative after Guardian investigation revealed...
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sports direct buys upmarket west london gym
Printworks Health Club & Spa is markedly different from 30 budget gyms retailer already owns,none of...
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sports directs mike ashley to be ordered to appear...
Founder to be issued formal summons by commerce committee after resisting calls to give evidence on...
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sports direct makes stock exchange statement about...
Michael Murray,reported to be living with Mike Ashley’s daughter, is paid for ‘creating value’...
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revealed: how sports direct stripped usc assets...
Documents demonstrate Sports Direct transferred store leases from fashion subsidiary USC to another...
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sports direct chairman defies calls to quit
Keith Hellawell downplays City concerns over corporate governance and vows to stay at helm of...
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sports direct shares fall a further 7%
Market analysts had been giving the Mike Ashley-founded company the benefit of the doubt until...
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sports direct shares plunge as sales growth stalls
More than £400m wiped off retailer’s value as investor says corporate governance concerns could...
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sports direct increases stake in umbro owner...
Retailer reveals indirect stake of 11.5% in Iconix,as well as 2.3% in US sports retailer...
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sports direct denies dickensian practices in face...
Company defends treatment of its workers after more than half of shareholders voting at AGM spurn...
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sports direct falls out of ftse 100 following...
Share price has slumped more than 40% since start of December when we began series on working...
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sports direct lashes out as findel rejects planned...
Sports retailer accuses online retailer of under-delivering for shareholders after attempt to...
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fact check: sports direct responds to accusations...
Mike Ashley’s company issues rebuttal of claims after week of silence but fails to mention minimum...
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ambulances called to sports direct hq more than 80...
‘Life-threatening conditions’ made up 36 of calls for workers at the Shirebrook complex,BBC...
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sports direct: its all about discounts, but are...
Retailer under scrutiny for its working practices has also been criticised for its pricing policies....
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sports direct pledges £10m towards staff pay rise
Unite dismisses sportswear retailer’s response to Guardian revelations as a PR stunt and...
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sports direct pay pledge is far from enough
Mike Ashley’s promise to increase his workers’ pay fails to resolve issues raised by a Guardian...
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