Has Mike Ashley Sports Direct done a Ratner

[Chris Ashdown]

Some say all publicity is good, but Ratner found out it does not always work, Has Mike Ashley of Sports Direct done so much damage these last two days that the firm will collapse

They may be the biggest but other makes available if the public turn on him

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

Doubtful. He sailed through all the bad publicity about how he treated his staff, the zero hours contracts stuff...

Same reason Wetherspoons will be just fine after this - people have shorter memories for this stuff than for a cheap drink/golf umbrella

 

[Darren_Ssc]

Some say all publicity is good, but Ratner found out it does not always work, Has Mike Ashley of Sports Direct done so much damage these last two days that the firm will collapse

They may be the biggest but other makes available if the public turn on him

Seeing as the Govt listed bike shops twice as businesses that could remain open it isn't surprising that he wanted to stay open - Evans cycles is part of the group.

Ashley is one of those people that is targeted by the media at every opportunity. I don't know whether he deserves it or not but a lot of the worst stories (as with amazon also) usually turn out to be gross exaggerations. or totally untrue.

The next time you see a negative story about Ashley in the Telegraph just ask yourself who owns the Telegraph and what other businesses do they own?

 

[Mark T Jones]

Nope; it will wash off.

People who seek the cheapest aren't loyal or pricipled; they just want the cheapest.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

This is a bloke that has never stepped in a gym in his life never done any forum of sport, training or nothing .

If he did he would know that anybody doing a sport or going to a gym would not want to dress like the king of chavs He is a feckin complete bone head

Maybe he should take inspiration from proper companies !

https://www.britishvintageboxing.com/

 

[UKSBD]

Not defending him, but he would get criticism whatever he did.

Close everything and send people home - That would be wrong
Try to keep stores open - That would be wrong

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

Not defending him, but he would get criticism whatever he did.

Close everything and send people home - That would be wrong
Try to keep stores open - That would be wrong

Get drunk at a business meeting and vomit in a fireplace - that would be wrong

 

[Alison Moore]

They've hiked their prices up too - they really shouldn't be profiteering during all of this. I thought he looked like an idiot saying that they would say open - the bike section maybe yes, the rest of it, no.

 

[alan1302]

Not defending him, but he would get criticism whatever he did.

Close everything and send people home - That would be wrong
Try to keep stores open - That would be wrong

If he closed and sent people home don't think may people would say he did wrong as that is what the government are telling him to do.

 

[thetiger2015]

He's made his wealth by doing what he's always done. He's not going to change now.

Same as 'spoons' - he's done very well for himself, by doing what he's doing, why would he change either?

Some might say it's to do with morals but morals alone don't buy luxury apartments and sports cars.

Will this harm either of them. No. They know their customer base really well. Ratners was different, the customers expected luxury but were told it was all rubbish, by the owner.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

With Ratners as far as I can remember it was the selling of shares that brought them down to a level that did not sustain the debt, rather than no customers

People new that the products were low quality and could live with that and were not silly enough to make a big deal like the papers about a off the cuff comment, but it scared the hell out of the shareholders

For a company like Ashleys already deep in debt, late accounts and the fallen stock market, who knows what the stock holders will do

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

It is sad they inspire new business owners as some people assume that this is the correct way to behave in business

 

[simon field]

From what I’ve seen, the people who shop in Sports Direct are probably the least likely demographic to actually engage in sports!

A visit is usually followed by a trip to Greggs before having a fag afterwards.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Get drunk at a business meeting and vomit in a fireplace - that would be wrong

would have been perfectly acceptable in the ‘80s

 

[LTDcompanier]

Didn't Ratner say his products were crap? Then no one wanted to buy them.

Where as Ashley is just being a bit crap. His products are still "good".

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Didn't Ratner say his products were crap? Then no one wanted to buy them.

Where as Ashley is just being a bit crap. His products are still "good".

I think you were in the Nike shop when you thought you were in sports direct
I think their stuff is crap

 

[Bob Morgan]

Mike Ashley - Courteous, Understanding, Notable and Tenacious!

 

[Michael Beaumont]

One of the problems Sports Direct have is there location in large shopping complexes and city centres, being the very place everyone are told to avoid. Safety of staff and customers in these locations are compromised so they should be closed and SD shops in out of town centres where orders can be made online and picked up encouraged.
I don't see his actions causing any lasting damage as they say, "Today's news, tomorrows chip shop paper."