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Sports Direct Takes Debenhams Stake

Mike Ashley’s retail group Sports Direct has reportedly taken a 4.63% stake in Debenhams, acquiring 56.8 million shares. In a statement, Sports Direct said that it would “explore options at an operational level to work together with Debenhams”.

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