UK clothing brand loved by celebs plunges into liquidation

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The Guardian | Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair by Lauren Almeida

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Mike Ashley, the billionaire founder of Sports Direct (now Frasers Group), admitted that he orchestrated covert surveillance that captured JD Sports former chair Peter Cowgill in a 2021 car conversation with Footasylum boss Barry Bown, a meeting that breached competition rules during JD Sports’ attempted acquisition of Footasylum. The footage, published by the Sunday Times, triggered a regulator investigation, resulted in almost £5 million in fines for the companies and led to Cowgill’s removal from JD Sports. Ashley said he was not hiding his intent to topple Cowgill, acknowledging that his associates recorded the video and noting that “no one is perfect.” He defended his aggressive business style, saying he fights back when challenged but is not “devil incarnate.” Ashley, worth more than £3 billion, stepped down as chief executive of Frasers Group in 2022 but still controls a 73 percent stake in the group, which now includes House of Fraser, Flannels and Evans Cycles. JD Sports and Footasylum declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/10/mike-ashley-peter-cowgill-video-sports-direct-jd-sports

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Book Review: “Moonrise, The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures” and “Lost Mars, The Golden Age of the Red Planet”

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Bienvenidos a nuestro tercer episodio de la tercera y última temporada de FICCIÓPATAS.

Hoy destripamos «El regente de las poesías de amor» de Guy Thorne, dentro de la antología 'Nocturno' (Duomo, 2023) a cargo de Mike Ashley. Guy Thorne era el pseudónimo de Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull, un prolífico periodista y novelista inglés que se hizo muy conocido por su obra «When It Was Dark: The Story Of A Great Conspiracy« (1903) de la cual vendió más de 500000 copias. A partir de 1900 se dedicó a escribir ficción, produciendo alrededor de 125 novelas. En su haber tiene obras como «El hipócrita» (1898), «La casa del tormento» (1911) o «El ladrón de almas» (1906).

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Gracias a todos por vuestra fidelidad y apoyo. ¡Feliz día! 😉🖖🏼

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Bienvenidos de nuevo a nuestra mesa de disección. Aquí os dejamos un breve adelanto de lo que se viene este domingo en el tercer episodio de esta última temporada de FICCIÓPATAS.

Feliz día. 😉🖖🏼

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Hmmm.... #Next is on a bit of a spending spree; having bought Made.com & Joules out of administration, its now done the same with Cath Kidston (after the business failed for the second time in two years).

I cannot be long before Next has its segment of the market all to itself (OK I exaggerate, but its clearly ever more dominant at its price point)... but how long before #MikeAshley comes knocking I wonder?