What Next for Mike Ashley’s Patchwork Retail Empire?
The lush green fields, scattering of farm buildings and 12th-century splendour of nearby Coombe Abbey that surround the small village of Ansty in Warwickshire are a long way from the neon football boots, giant mugs and piles of tracksuit bottoms of Sports Direct’s busy stores. But the two worlds will
Horst Paulmann, Billionaire Who Built Retail Empire, Dies at 89
Horst Paulmann, the German-born billionaire who founded South America’s largest retailer by sales, Chile’s Cencosud SA, has died. He was 89. He died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday in Germany, his family said. “His vision and leadership left an indelible mark on the country and on thousands of employees,”