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Mike Ashley, Sports Direct founder, admits warehouse problem

The owner of sportings good chain Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, has finally admitted that working conditions and practices at the retailer's warehouse in Derbyshire needs improvement. Ashley's acknowledgement of the issues affecting Sports Direct main warehouse comes ahead of the billionaire's meeting with MPs on Tuesday morning, where he has been...

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Mike Ashley's Sports Direct questioned by MPs following undercover probe

Sports Direct has found itself in hot water again as politicians push the HM Revenue and Customs to investigate wage claims at the sportswear retailer, following an undercover probe. A debate was held in the House of Commons yesterday, following an undercover expose launched by The Guardian last week, which claimed working practices at the...