Sports Direct says it will stay open amid coronavirus lockdown

Email to staff says they need to keep selling fitness equipment to population isolating at home

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 non-essential retailers.

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