If Sports Direct hoped that the report it commissioned law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) to put together into its working practices would appease stakeholders, shareholders, and MPs, the U.K. leading sports apparel retailer was mistaken.
Published on 6 September and commissioned by the company’s board in response to issues and allegations raised during majority owner—and now chief executive—Mike Ashley’s attendance in front of the House of Commons’ Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee on 7 June, the review identified “serious shortcomings” in working practice at Sports Direct’s warehouse operations in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
