Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley lashes out at unions & MPs – Retail Gazette

Mike Ashley, billionaire and founder of Sports Direct International Plc, places his wallet and a wad of 50 pound banknotes as he demonstrates the security checking procedures during a tour of the company’s warehouse following the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) at their headquarters in Shirebrook, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. Britain’s biggest sporting-goods retailer has been admonished by lawmakers for presiding over appalling treatment of workers at its main warehouse and come under fire from shareholders over corporate governance. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images