Sports Direct's Ashley sends shivers along UK high street
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley said trading in November was "unbelievably bad", sending shares in the retailer down nearly 20 percent and adding to a wider sense of gloom hanging over British high streets during the peak Christmas season.The comment from Ashley, who owns 61 percent of Sports Direct equity and is a well known business figure in Britain, chimes with other bad news from retailers.Shares in women's fashion group Bonmarche fell as much as 50 percent on Thursday..