Mike Ashley's Sports Direct bows to pressure and closes stores

Shops including Evans Cycles join coronavirus lockdown after staff were initially told reverseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMike Ashley’s Sports Direct has bowed to pressure from the government and the public by closing all of its stores after widespread anger that he intended to flout the UK lockdown. Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which includes Sports Direct and Evans Cycles, wrote to all of its staff on Monday within 30 minutes of Boris Johnson&r