Sports Direct Share News (SPD)

Debenhams rallies as Sports Direct buys House of Fraser

(Sharecast News) - Debenhams was on the rise on Friday as Sports Direct - which has a 30% stake in the department store chain - announced the acquisition of House of Fraser.

Sports Direct buys House of Fraser from administrators for £90m

(Sharecast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct International on Friday acquired House of Fraser for £90m after the high street department store chain appointed administrators.

PRESS: House Of Fraser Could Appoint Administrators On Friday - Sky

LONDON (Alliance News) - Sky News on Friday, citing sources, reported department store House of Fraser could appoint administrators as soon as Friday following days of talks over a rescue Sky News

House of Fraser's Future In Doubt As Hamleys Owner Pulls Investment

LONDON (Alliance News) - House of Fraser's future is in doubt after C Banner, the Chinese owner of Hamleys, pulled its investment into the troubled retail chain.C Banner was planning to

House of Fraser risks collapse as rescue falls through

(Sharecast News) - House of Fraser faces an uncertain future with a high risk of collapse after its potential new Chinese owner C.banner pulled out of the rescue.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound Tumbles Below USD1.30 After UK Retail Data

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was outperforming European peers on Thursday at the detriment of the pound, which tumbled to sub-USD1.30 after UK retail sales unexpectedly fell in June.Weighing

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Sports Direct Slides On Debenhams Hit

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices on Thursday.----------FTSE 100 - WINNERS----------Royal Dutch up 1.4%,

LONDON MARKET OPEN: SSE, WPP, Sports Direct Fall; UK Retail Sales Due

LONDON (Alliance News) - The large-cap FTSE 100 index was cautiously higher early Thursday ahead of UK retail sales due later in the morning.The mid-cap FTSE 250, however, was lower as declines for a

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: SSE Weather Hit; Debenhams Dents Sports Direct

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Thursday ahead of UK retail sales figures due later in the morning.In early UK company news, Unilever a in

LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Berkeley Annual Profit Grows, Raises Guidance

LONDON (Alliance News) - Share prices in London on Wednesday are seen rebounding from recent lows caused by the trade battle between the US and China.In early UK company news on Wednesday, Group an a

Asset managers' gender pay gap exposed by British transparency demand

* Average (mean) gender pay gap 30.3 pct at 42 firms * Mean gender bonus gap 66.5 pct, data shows * National median gender hourly pay gap 9.1 pct in 2017 By Simon Jessop and 4

Sports Direct Takes 11% Stake In French Connection (ALLISS)

UPDATE 1-Sports Direct in talks to bid for Bob's, Eastern Mountain Sports -sources

(Adds details of French Connection stake purchase, background) By Jessica DiNapoli Feb 2 (Reuters) - Struggling British sportswear retailer Sports Direct is in talks to bid for Eastern Outfitters LLC, the parent of U.S. discount chain Bob's Stores and outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain

Sports Direct bags stake in French Connection

(ShareCast News) - Mike Ashley's Sports Direct International has snapped up an 11% stake in French Connection Group. The sporting good retailer took out a contract for difference over 10.7m shares, or 11.156%, of the fashion retailer's shares, it reported on Thursday just before noon. Ashley has a

UPDATE 2-Investor Standard Life seeks change at Sports Direct, Volkswagen

* Has "major concerns" about Sports Direct remuneration policy * VW needs more board independence * WPP has made progress in succession planning * Monitoring BHP compensation plans for Samarco dam disaster (Adds comment from VW, Standard Life on VW bond ownership) By Car