Sports Direct

"Working for sports direct is really rubbish in St Albans. Mangers are terrible especially the store manager Mitchel marshall and Eillot. They promise you no career progression. Also the way they speak to their staff they are very rude and dont listen to them. if you want to make money avoid working for them at all costs!!!! WORST COMPANY I WORKED FOR!!!! I was treated like a child. The managers stay on the phones all day especially Mitchel Marshall. Also they never have anything their. Always telling the customer it will come in stock but not sure when. Overall nothing popular comes."

"Used loads of sports direct stores, just moved here and went in for new trainers. This is definitely the WORST store I've ever been in, service was non existent, stock was old and bland then when I bought a pair of trainers, the bloke put the old grubby shoe off display in the box without even telling me and put the new one from the box on their display. Boring, unhelpful, uninterested staff!"

"I went for the first time to the st albans branch, I was looking forward to a new sports direct but sadly it's all the reject stick form other stores it must be because it's so basic. Nike selection in clothes is almost none existent and most of the trainers of the same design are in a row to make it look like they have a lot of variety when it's the same with most rows just the same design. The customer service is non existent. I was in there twice and no one offered any help or smiled and there was a bland vibe about the whole shop."

"Great to have Sports Direct in town, shame the staff (except chap on till) are so awful. My mum is hard of hearing, slightly slower to react, due to a recent TIA and because she reacted slower, was at the end of the comment & rolling eyes ….”Oh my days”….when she asked for a pop sock to try on some trainers. The response when she said “most shoe shops, shops that sell shoes have them”, was rudely replied with “We’re not a shoe shop!” Then, when we asked for the other trainer to the trainer my mum wanted, we were abruptly told “ you can’t try shoes on without a sock” no one was trying on a shoe, merely asking for the other one, so we could buy the pair. Awful experience and will probably go to any other sports shop to avoid this one. To some up our experience- get another job, if you hate retail"

"Finally a Sports Direct in St Albans town centre and it is in the Maltings... Thumbs up to them. A big new and tidy store with a bunch of nice & helpful staff in between H&M and Validate. As usual a good collection with reasonable price."