Mike Ashley, the mercurial multimillionaire retailer, is understood to warn Sports Direct recruits: “Bad news is bad news, but bad news delivered late is disastrous.” Last week he shattered his own advice by repeatedly delaying the sportswear giant’s already postponed results before announcing that it had been hit with a £600 million tax bill from the Belgian authorities.
Mike Ashley, the mercurial multimillionaire retailer, is understood to warn Sports Direct recruits: “Bad news is bad news, but bad news delivered late is disastrous.” Last week he shattered his own advice by repeatedly delaying the sportswear giant’s already postponed results before announcing that it had been hit with a £600 million tax bill from the Belgian authorities.
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