Sports Direct says it will stay open amid coronavirus lockdown

Bosses wrote to staff within half an hour of Boris Johnson’s announcement to say it would stay open
Bosses at Sports Direct have said all its stores will remain open despite the UK lockdown because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset, according to an email seen by the PA news agency.Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, which includes Sports Direct and Evans Cycles, wrote to all its staff within 30 minutes of Boris Johnson’s decision to shut down all n