High street 'smashed to pieces' as Brexit fears slow Xmas spending

Sports Direct boss attacks Debenhams for refusing loan amid ‘worst November’ on recordThe Sports Direct boss, Mike Ashley, has warned that Debenhams and other big retail names faced being “smashed to pieces” by a savage high street downturn this Christmas as Brexit worries put the brakes on spending.“November was the worst on record, unbelievably bad,” said Ashley. “No one could have budgeted for that. Retailers just cannot take that kind of November. It