It was a mix of the good and the bad as Sports Direct delivered its results on Thursday with the global retail giant clearly still a work-in-progress that's advancing in some areas, but also seeing a profits drop.
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![]( "Good news and bad at Flannels and Bob's owner Sports Direct")
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![]( "Sports Direct now owns over a quarter of French Connection")
Sports Direct now owns over a quarter of French ConnectionSports Direct now owns 27% of beleaguered fashion retailer French Connection with the stake making it the second largest shareholder in the firm and just 3% below the threshold at which it must launch a takeover bid.
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![]( "Sports Direct profits plunge, inks Asics deal, premium ops and new-gen stores outperform")
Sports Direct profits plunge, inks Asics deal, premium ops and new-gen stores outperformSports Direct saw its profits taking a dive last year and currency effects are hitting margins hard. But new-gen stores, a deal with Asics and strong premium lifestyle and licensing ops give it reasons to be cheerful
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![]( "French Connection founder criticised again by investors after AGM")
French Connection founder criticised again by investors after AGMInvestors in struggling French Connection are voicing fresh criticism of its boss Stephen Marks. Their complaints come after the board confirmed him in his dual CEO/chairman’s role on a show of hands at last week’s AGM.
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![]( "Sports Direct takes Iconix and Finish Line stakes, wants to \"build relationships\"")
Sports Direct takes Iconix and Finish Line stakes, wants to "build relationships"Sports Direct said late on Thursday that it has taken strategic stakes in US-based businesses Iconix and Finish Line as it seeks to "hopefully build a relationship and develop commercial partnerships".
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![]( "Sports Direct's only female director resigns")
Sports Direct's only female director resignsThe only female director of Sports Direct has quit, dealing another blow to the British sportswear retailer's corporate governance.
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![]( "Sports Direct strikes deal to enter U.S. market")
Sports Direct strikes deal to enter U.S. marketBritish sportswear retailer Sports Direct has entered the U.S. market by buying 50 stores trading as Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports at a cost of $101 million (£78.94 million), in a move criticised by analysts.
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![]( "Agent Provocateur puts US stores into Chapter 11")
Agent Provocateur puts US stores into Chapter 11Agent Provocateur is protecting its US store leases, in order to sell the stores to Four Marketing. The retail locations were left without an owner after the company's acquisition in March.
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![]( "Four Holdings buys back Oki-Ni, will relaunch website")
Four Holdings buys back Oki-Ni, will relaunch websiteFour Holdings, the vehicle in which Mike Ashley is a major investor, has added to its high-end credentials by buying back Oki-Ni, the online menswear business it launched earlier this century.
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![]( "Brioni names Fabrizio Malverdi CEO")
Brioni names Fabrizio Malverdi CEOItalian gentleman’s tailoring specialist Brioni – the brand that has dressed James Bond and Oscars winners - has named Fabrizio Malverdi to be its new CEO, turning to a highly experienced fellow Italian at a complicat...