Retailer says rates cap ‘will make it nearly impossible to take on ex-Debenhams sites’
Frasers Group, the retailer controlled by the Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, has said it will be forced to close stores and cut jobs after a “near worthless” support package on business rates in the budget.
The group, which includes Sports Direct, House of Fraser, Flannels and Evans Cycles, said retailers needed a complete overhaul of the business rates model for the high street to survive.
