Sports Direct staff cash in as it defies the gloom with sales and profit surge

The firm, with almost 400 UK stores, posted underlying profits of £240.5 million for the 53 weeks to 29 April, a rise of almost 12 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Sales jumped 13 per cent to £1.84 billion. Mike Ashley – the group's founder, deputy …
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Sports Direct and Halfords report growing ecommerce sales but at Mothercare …

Ecommerce accounted for 11.6% of all its sport retail sales in the period, up from 7% in the previous year. Sports Direct said the website's name recognition had increased thanks to the 351 UK stores now branded Sportsdirect.com, and that, “we remain …
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