What the story of Evans Cycles can tell us about the future of Wiggle After being bought by Frasers Group, are the woes of Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles over? Cycling Weekly · Mar 7, 2024
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has acquired WiggleCRC for less than £10 million, reports Sports Direct owner has reportedly taken over Wiggle and CRC, but almost all staff have been axed Cycling Weekly · Mar 3, 2024
Chain Reaction has finally run out of Wiggle room, but will we learn any lessons from the death of the 'world's biggest bike shop'? What impact will the collapse of Wiggle and Chain Reaction really have? In this week's Bespoken Word column, Guy Kesteven sifts through the wreckage of cycling’s biggest retailer collapse disaster Bike Perfect · Mar 1, 2024
Game trade-ins to stop in February as store phases out pre-owned stock UK retailer Game is ending trade-ins next month as it phases out pre-owned stock from its stores. TechRadar · Jan 16, 2024
GAME to stop video game trade-ins: report claims This means you can expect to see second-hand games eventually disappear from GAME stores altogether Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024
Frasers Group warns of ‘softening’ in global luxury market as sales fall Cost of living crisis partly responsible but total sales at Mike Ashley’s company rise The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
From grocers to sportswear chains: Is taking part in the battle of the Christmas ads really worth it? A spokesman for the Advertising Association says: “The battle to be number one in the public’s mind this Christmas is as intense as ever.” Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023
Castelli bib shorts are just £50 in the Sports Direct Cyber Monday sale - plus five other deals across Giro, Abus and Endura Sports Direct has slashed prices across its cycling range. Here are some of the best offers Cycling Weekly · Nov 27, 2023
Sports Direct Christmas advert 2023 review: more sports stars than your average Olympics Who's that ringing the doorbell? It's only Gabriel Jesus Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023
Best netball trainers for on-court excellence She shoe-ts, she scores Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023
Home Office secretly backs facial recognition technology to curb shoplifting Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023
House of Fraser owner could close more big shops as department store model ‘broken’ Group says pre-tax profits almost doubled to £660m as Sports Direct improved margins The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Best steel toe cap boots for safety and comfort at work Safety first. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2023
Blackpool's new department store is set to open this year Frasers will replace the old Debenhams and sell beauty, fashion, home, premium, contemporary accessories, and childrenswear Manchester Evening News · Jun 29, 2023
Liverpool Echo · Jun 28, 2023 Sports Direct bag stuffed with £1m worth of drugs hidden in car boot A car was pulled over and a stash found in the boot
Belfast Live · Jun 28, 2023 Sports Direct Premiership fixtures announced for 2023/24 season League champions Larne at home on opening day as campaign kicks off on August 5
Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023 Shoppers rush to buy Nike tracksuit that's half price and now only £33 Nike fans are loving the 50% discount on the full tracksuit, slashed down to just £33 in huge clearance sale
Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023 Shoppers go wild for Adidas tracksuit slashed to £21 - hurry there's limited sizes left! If you want to get your hands on an absolute bargain, keep reading to find out where to bag a full Adidas tracksuit for £21
Birmingham Post · Jun 26, 2023 Mike Ashley's Frasers Group ups AO stake for a third time The owner of House of Fraser and Sports Direct is AO's largest shareholder
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group buys 5% Boohoo stake in online shopping spree Sale adds to flurry of investments by owner of Sports Direct, including in Currys, AO and Asos
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023 Best swimming caps for adults: extra-large and stretchy options for big hair days Streamline your swim and protect your hair at the same time
The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2023 Major retailer 'closing' at popular shopping centre as 'all stock must go' A shop at a popular shopping centre is closing down.
Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023 James Haskell claims rugby "just doesn't appeal to me" as he maintains Eddie Jones stance James Haskell has expressed concern with rugby's current direction of travel, insisting it no longer appeals after a third Premiership club was lost within a year
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023 Mike Ashley stretches the edges of Frasers’ ‘ecosystem’ with AO World stake Strategically questionable 18.9% stake in the white goods seller suggests the Sports Direct founder still can’t resist a punt
Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2023 Drunk burglar fell asleep for four hours but escaped wearing victim's jumper Stolen goods were retrieved when quick-thinking pubgoer pretended to be a police officer