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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct scores bottom place for customer service

Two of the former Newcastle United owner's brands are rapped in a survey of the best and worst sports stores

Chronicle Live

Bristol man stole £192 worth of Calvin Klein pants from Sports Direct

Jamie Noel helped himself to £192 worth of designer boxers

Bristol Post

Big builds, house prices and Dragons' Den - here are the most-read West Midlands stories of 2022 on BusinessLive

It's been another busy year for business news in the region so we have compiled the list of our most-read stories over the past 12 months

Birmingham Post

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Joules, Roll-Royce, Raleigh, Derby County and Boots: 20 of the most read East Midlands stories of 2022

Stories about Boohoo, Octopus Energy, Poundstretcher, Next and Marks Electrical also proved popular

Birmingham Post

Sports Direct owners buy former Debenhams flagship store on Henry Street

The iconic former Debenhams building in the Ilac Centre was first put on the market in August of this year with a guide price of €55million

Dublin Live

JD Sports agrees £47.5m sale of 15 brands to Frasers Group

The deal will see Mike Ashley add Liam Gallagher’s fashion label Pretty Green to his retail empire

The Guardian - UK

Acquisitions help Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group make £284m of profit in just six months

Management at the retailer, which is majority-owned by Mike Ashley, said more takeovers could be on the cards

Birmingham Post

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Christmas party cancellations ‘near Omicron level’ as UK rail strikes loom – as it happened

Hospitality bosses say 30% of bookings have been called off, with rail workers’ walkouts predicted to wipe £1.5bn from revenues

The Guardian - UK

Can Derbyshire-based Frasers Group meet cost-of-living pressures?

Can Frasers Group outsmart other retailers that have had tough 2022 due to inflation and cost-of-living worries for shoppers

Birmingham Post

Frasers Group reveals plans for new gym in massive Metrocentre megastore

The retail giant's flagship Metrocentre store will include all its major brands including Sports Direct, Flannels and Game

Chronicle Live

Cork GAA unveil jersey for 2023

The Rebels have unveiled their jersey for 2023

Irish Mirror

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group buys London tailor Gieves & Hawkes

Firm that has dressed royalty including King Charles III was on market after previous owner went bust

The Guardian - UK

Sage hacking at gender imbalance in cyber security at Newcastle event for schoolgirls

Over 300 Year 8 girls from schools around the North East attended the event at St James' Park

Chronicle Live

Where to buy England's World Cup 2022 home and away kit?

Fans across the country will be vying to wear England's latest kit ahead of the Qatar World Cup - here's where you can buy it

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Wales Online

We compared Christmas shopping now in Swansea city centre with pre-Covid 2019 and the differences are huge

What a difference a few seismic years in the life of a city have made

Birmingham Post

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group increases stake in Simply Be and JD Williams owner N Brown

Frasers Group owns Sports Direct and House of Fraser

Liverpool Echo

Teen arrested over theft of £150 Nike Air Max from Sports Direct

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting

Daily Record

Save £5 when you spend £25 or more at Sports Direct!

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Daily Mirror

Save £5 when you spend £25 or more at Sports Direct!

From must-have kits and boots from brands you love or a selection of high-quality footballs - Sports Direct has it all!

Daily Mirror

Eric Cantona and Thierry Henry among stars in Sports Direct's hilarious new Christmas advert

Sports Direct's Christmas advertisement campaign - named "Give Me Football" - features the likes of Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Emma Hayes

Wales Online

Sports Direct Christmas ad 2022 stars Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry and Emma Hayes

It also features Mason Mount, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Gabriel Jesus and Clive Tyldesley

Birmingham Post

Frasers Group increases stakes in Asos and Hugo Boss

Sports Direct and Flannels owner has ambitions to grow inside and outside of the UK

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mike Ashley's Frasers Raises Hugo Boss Exposure and Buys ASOS Stake

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has increased its maximum exposure to German fashion house Hugo Boss to 840 million pounds ($954 million) and has built a more than 5% stake in struggling British online fashion retailer ASOS. Frasers, formerly called Sports Direct, is on a drive to move upmarket and said…

Daily Mirror

House of Fraser to ban sale of fur products in latest boost to Mirror campaign

The firm, which also owns Sports Direct and fashion brand Jack Wills, joins Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Net-a-Porter and Canada Goose in snubbing fur

Evening Standard

Frasers breaches majority share threshold in MySale takeover battle

Mike Ashley’s retail group clear for takeover as owner of 50.59% of MySale stock

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