http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.retail-week.com http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/online-retail/conversion-rates-jump-20-on-new-blacks-site/5016812.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/online-retail/conversion-rates-jump-20-on-new-blacks-site/5016812.article Outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure has relaunched its website to give customers a better online experience and ensure branding consistency across its stores and etail offer. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/city-forces-ocado-to-slash-ipo-share-price/5015414.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/city-forces-ocado-to-slash-ipo-share-price/5015414.article The City kept up pressure on Ocado as it prepared for Wednesday’s float and, at the last moment, forced the online grocer to slash its asking price. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-hoping-5-loyalty-cards-will-help-revive-sales/5015483.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-hoping-5-loyalty-cards-will-help-revive-sales/5015483.article Blacks Leisure has sold 10,000 loyalty cards just two weeks since it launched the scheme in stores, and the retailer hopes it will be a key driver of sales, as like-for-likes fell 7.5% in the 17 weeks to June 26. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-like-for-like-sales-fall-75/5015330.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-like-for-like-sales-fall-75/5015330.article Like-for-like sales fell 7.5% at Blacks Leisure in the 17 weeks to June 26. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:52 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/careers/industry-pays-tribute-as-former-hobbs-chief-nick-samuel-dies/5014716.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/careers/industry-pays-tribute-as-former-hobbs-chief-nick-samuel-dies/5014716.article Former Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel has been remembered by the industry as an innovator with a passion for retail and tireless energy. Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/careers/former-hobbs-chief-executive-nick-samuel-dies/5014631.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/careers/former-hobbs-chief-executive-nick-samuel-dies/5014631.article Nick Samuel, former chief executive of womenswear retailer Hobbs and former finance director of womenswear chain Karen Millen has died. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:15 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/millets-launches-click-and-collect-for-glastonbury/5013831.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/multichannel/millets-launches-click-and-collect-for-glastonbury/5013831.article Blacks Leisure’s outdoor chain, Millets, is bringing click-and-collect to Glastonbury festival-goers later this month. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/oft-clears-sports-direct-stake-in-blacks/5013621.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/oft-clears-sports-direct-stake-in-blacks/5013621.article The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has ruled that Sports Direct’s shares in Blacks Leisure did not create any competition issues. Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:35 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-suppliers-help-fend-off-sports-direct/5013401.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-suppliers-help-fend-off-sports-direct/5013401.article Blacks Leisure suppliers have been building stakes in the outdoor retailer in what has been seen as a defensive move to block any further bid approaches from Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley. Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/pentland-builds-stake-in-blacks-to-block-another-mike-ashley-bid/5013267.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/pentland-builds-stake-in-blacks-to-block-another-mike-ashley-bid/5013267.article Updated: Blacks Leisure confirmed today that Pentland Group has snapped up a 5.86% stake in the outdoor specialist. Mon, 24 May 2010 09:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-stake-in-blacks-diluted-after-fundraising-approved/5013176.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-stake-in-blacks-diluted-after-fundraising-approved/5013176.article Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has had its stake in Blacks Leisure diluted after the outdoor retailer’s £20m fundraising was approved this afternoon. Thu, 20 May 2010 15:54 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/oft-to-probe-sports-direct-stake-in-blacks/5013024.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/oft-to-probe-sports-direct-stake-in-blacks/5013024.article The Office of Fair Trading is investigating Sports Direct’s stake in Blacks Leisure which it won ownership of in a High Court claim last week. Tue, 18 May 2010 09:31 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/a-z/sports-direct/sports-direct-wins-high-court-battle-over-shares/5012996.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/a-z/sports-direct/sports-direct-wins-high-court-battle-over-shares/5012996.article Sports Direct has won a High Court claim over disputed shares in its rivals. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:38 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-on-stronger-footing-after-fundraising/5012721.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-on-stronger-footing-after-fundraising/5012721.article Blacks Leisure is confident that a forecast warm summer and completion of a £20m fundraising will put the business on a strong footing after a turbulent year. Fri, 7 May 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-moves-forward-with-fundraising-after-a-difficult-year/5012645.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-moves-forward-with-fundraising-after-a-difficult-year/5012645.article Blacks Leisure is pressing ahead with a £20m fundraising as sales start to improve for the outdoor retailer after a year of major restructuring across the business. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:49 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/mountain-warehouse-to-hike-up-expansion/5012622.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/mountain-warehouse-to-hike-up-expansion/5012622.article Outdoor specialist Mountain Warehouse is gearing up for further expansion after reporting post-tax profits of £3.9m in the year to February 28, up 72% on last year. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/north-face-buys-stake-in-blacks/5012467.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/north-face-buys-stake-in-blacks/5012467.article The North Face owner VF Corporation has bought a 5% stake in Blacks Leisure in a move that seems to be designed to block any future bid by rival Sports Direct. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:26 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/property-deals-tempt-hm-into-out-of-town-store-growth-drive/5011989.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/property-deals-tempt-hm-into-out-of-town-store-growth-drive/5011989.article Swedish fashion giant H&M is pushing into out-of-town locations as it takes advantage of newly available space and attractive property deals for its continued UK expansion. Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-chiefs-regain-focus-as-sports-direct-backs-off/5011957.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-chiefs-regain-focus-as-sports-direct-backs-off/5011957.article Blacks Leisure’s management celebrated the end of “an unwelcome distraction” when rival Sports Direct decided not to proceed with a takeover attempt. Fri, 9 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/in-business/marketing/sports-direct-launches-tv-ads-to-cement-sector-leadership/5011805.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/in-business/marketing/sports-direct-launches-tv-ads-to-cement-sector-leadership/5011805.article Sportswear retailer makes TV ad debut to bolster its position and drive global profit ambitions. Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/super-thursday-retail-updates-bolster-stocks/5011764.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/super-thursday-retail-updates-bolster-stocks/5011764.article A round of strong results from retailers as diverse as Next and Kingfisher on ‘super Thursday’ last week helped lift some store stocks, but general retailers overall lagged the All-Share index and food shares were moribund. Thu, 1 Apr 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-pulls-out-of-blacks-bid-over-supplier-concerns/5011837.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-pulls-out-of-blacks-bid-over-supplier-concerns/5011837.article Sports Direct has said it will not bid for Blacks Leisure over uncertainties surrounding suppliers reactions if its bid was successful. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:18 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-considers-upping-offer-on-blacks/5011721.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-considers-upping-offer-on-blacks/5011721.article Blacks Leisure has confirmed it received a letter from Sports Direct last week indicating that it would consider upping its offer for the outdoor chain. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:39 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/sports-direct-given-put-up-or-shut-up-deadline-on-blacks/5011518.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/sports-direct-given-put-up-or-shut-up-deadline-on-blacks/5011518.article Sports Direct has been given a “put up or shut up” deadline by the Takeover Panel over its interest in Blacks Leisure. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:23 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-rejects-sports-direct-bid/5011497.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-rejects-sports-direct-bid/5011497.article Blacks Leisure has rejected a takeover offer from Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct as “wholly inadequate”. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:08 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/blacks-suppliers-threaten-boycott-if-sports-direct-takes-control/5011338.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/blacks-suppliers-threaten-boycott-if-sports-direct-takes-control/5011338.article Suppliers to Blacks Leisure have threatened to boycott the outdoor chain if Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct successfully bids for the business. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:24 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-leisure-starts-store-expansion/5011133.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-leisure-starts-store-expansion/5011133.article Blacks Leisure has begun a store rollout programme which it said is the next phase in the company’s turnaround plan. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:45 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-poised-to-seek-deadline-for-ashley-bid/5011103.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-poised-to-seek-deadline-for-ashley-bid/5011103.article Blacks Leisure is likely to ask the Takeover Panel to issue a ‘put up or shut up’ notice to tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct following the latter’s disclosure that it is considering a takeover of its rival. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:14 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-mulls-bid-for-blacks/5010921.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/sports-direct-mulls-bid-for-blacks/5010921.article Sports Direct is considering making a bid for Blacks Leisure after blocking its proposed fundraising plans. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:33 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-delays-fundraising-meeting/5010723.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-delays-fundraising-meeting/5010723.article Updated: Blacks Leisure postponed its general meeting today in order to continue negotiations with Sports Direct which had planned to block proposed fundraising by the outdoor specialist. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:41 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/sports-direct-buys-blacks-stake-to-block-rescue-plan/5010651.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/sports-direct-buys-blacks-stake-to-block-rescue-plan/5010651.article UPDATED: Sports Direct succeeded yesterday in acquiring the rights to a disputed 29% stake in Blacks Leisure to vote against its rescue plans. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:23 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/halfords-mulls-30m-blacks-bid/5010460.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/halfords-mulls-30m-blacks-bid/5010460.article Outdoor specialist retailer Blacks Leisure is reported to be the latest bid target for Halfords. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:54 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-seeks-funds-to-rejuvenate-store-portfolio/5010310.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-seeks-funds-to-rejuvenate-store-portfolio/5010310.article Blacks Leisure has taken another step in its turnaround plan with a proposal to raise £20.3m through a placing and open offer. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/increase-in-cvas-expected/5010286.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/increase-in-cvas-expected/5010286.article Further company voluntary arrangements (CVA) are expected in the next few months as the lagged impact of the recession takes effect, restructuring expert KPMG said. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:08 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-leisure-to-raise-203m-for-recovery-drive/5010229.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-leisure-to-raise-203m-for-recovery-drive/5010229.article Outdoors specialist Blacks Leisure has unveiled proposals to raise £20.3m through a share placing and open offer. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:33 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-to-make-millets-more-accessible-with-new-ranges/5009525.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-to-make-millets-more-accessible-with-new-ranges/5009525.article Blacks is to invest in new ranges and its store portfolio as it claims its restructure has placed the outdoor specialist in a stronger position for growth. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-leisure-mulls-equity-issue-as-sales-start-to-improve/5009398.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-leisure-mulls-equity-issue-as-sales-start-to-improve/5009398.article Blacks Leisure is considering an equity fundraising of between £15m and £20m as sales in its second half began to improve on the back of its restructuring. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:03 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/regulation/sports-direct-broke-rules-blacks-tells-fsa/5009109.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/regulation/sports-direct-broke-rules-blacks-tells-fsa/5009109.article Blacks Leisure has reported rival Sports Direct to the Financial Services Authority for allegedly breaking City rules. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:05 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/technology/blacks-backs-online-feedback-system/5008551.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/technology/blacks-backs-online-feedback-system/5008551.article Blacks Leisure is to expand its online customer feedback system after a trial ran in two thirds of its Blacks and Millets stores. Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/turnaround-on-horizon-for-blacks-after-successful-cva/5008347.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/turnaround-on-horizon-for-blacks-after-successful-cva/5008347.article Blacks Leisure will focus on refreshing its portfolio after its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) was passed by landlords, shoring up its future. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-cva-approved/5008272.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-cva-approved/5008272.article Blacks Leisure’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) has been approved by 98% of its landlords at a creditors meeting. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:15 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-cva-vote-expected-to-be-passed-today/5008257.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-cva-vote-expected-to-be-passed-today/5008257.article Blacks Leisure is expected to have its Company Voluntary Arrangement passed by landlords today, potentially securing the future of the outdoor specialist. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/shopping-centres/cotswold-chases-share-in-face-of-weakened-blacks/5007957.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/shopping-centres/cotswold-chases-share-in-face-of-weakened-blacks/5007957.article Cotswold Outdoor wants to increase its market share and is eyeing more shopping centre units as it expands. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/landlords-split-by-blacks-cva-proposal-approach/5007753.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/landlords-split-by-blacks-cva-proposal-approach/5007753.article The Blacks Leisure proposed company voluntary arrangement has provoked mixed responses from the outdoor retailer’s landlords. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-looks-to-exit-89-stores-with-cva-proposal/5007673.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-looks-to-exit-89-stores-with-cva-proposal/5007673.article Blacks Leisure has unveiled details of a proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as part the group’s restructuring. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:48 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-focuses-on-restructuring-as-losses-mount/5007495.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-focuses-on-restructuring-as-losses-mount/5007495.article Outdoors specialist Blacks Leisure has suffered a steep decline in first-half profits but said it is making progress with restructuring, details of which are being finalised. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:40 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/oneill-buys-four-sandcity-shops/5007492.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/oneill-buys-four-sandcity-shops/5007492.article The administrators of Sandcity, the boardwear subsidiary of Blacks Leisure, have sold four shops to O’Neill. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/careers/simon-bentley-plots-return-to-troubled-blacks-leisure/5006827.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/careers/simon-bentley-plots-return-to-troubled-blacks-leisure/5006827.article Former Blacks Leisure chairman and chief executive Simon Bentley is understood to be plotting a return to the outdoors specialist as it battles to secure its future. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 06:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/oneill-set-to-snap-up-sandcity-stores/5007204.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/oneill-set-to-snap-up-sandcity-stores/5007204.article Boardwear brand O’Neill is in talks to buy stores from the administrators of Sandcity as it aims to roll-out new-look shops in the UK. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-to-seek-exits-on-store-leases/5006822.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/property/blacks-to-seek-exits-on-store-leases/5006822.article Blacks Leisure is to contact landlords over the coming weeks to seek exits from the leases on the stores it intends to close, and could agree a company voluntary arrangement by November. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:26 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-leisure-to-close-89-stores/5006731.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/blacks-leisure-to-close-89-stores/5006731.article Blacks Leisure is to shut 89 of its loss-making stores and cut jobs at its head office as part of a restructuring. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:21 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-considers-cva/5006686.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-considers-cva/5006686.article Blacks Leisure is planning a company voluntary arrangement in order to secure its future. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:20 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-leisure-places-sandcity-into-administration/5006544.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-leisure-places-sandcity-into-administration/5006544.article Blacks Leisure has appointed administrators to its boardwear business, Sandcity. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:47 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-leisure-warns-covenant-breach-likely/5006521.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-leisure-warns-covenant-breach-likely/5006521.article Blacks Leisure has warned that it is likely to breach a banking covenant following difficult trading at its boardwear division and has struck a standstill agreement with its bank. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:36 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/blacks-leisure-poised-to-close-sandcity/5006466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sectors/fashion/sports/blacks-leisure-poised-to-close-sandcity/5006466.article Blacks Leisure is poised to close its Sandcity business, the division that distributes and sells the O’Neill franchise, according to reports. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:50 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-progress-hit-by-profit-warning/5004900.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-progress-hit-by-profit-warning/5004900.article Struggling outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure has agreed an extension on its working capital facility but “one-off impacts” forced it to issue a profit warning. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-performing-satisfactorily/5004487.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-performing-satisfactorily/5004487.article Blacks Leisure, the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, has revealed a 1.8 per cent drop in like-for-like sales in the first 19 weeks of its financial year. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:27 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/stores/store-design/blacks-trials-new-formats-to-shore-up-sales-ahead-of-boardwear-exit/5004263.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/stores/store-design/blacks-trials-new-formats-to-shore-up-sales-ahead-of-boardwear-exit/5004263.article Outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure has begun testing new store formats in an attempt to strengthen the struggling retailer. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-upgraded-on-back-of-funding-hopes/5003885.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/trading-update/blacks-upgraded-on-back-of-funding-hopes/5003885.article Broker Singer Capital Markets has upgraded Blacks Leisure on the assumption that the troubled retailer will successfully win additional funding. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/annual-results/blacks-pins-turnaround-hopes-on-staycations/5003292.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/annual-results/blacks-pins-turnaround-hopes-on-staycations/5003292.article Blacks Leisure hopes that the ongoing exit from its boardwear business and the increasing trend for people to holiday in the UK will help secure its future. Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/losses-spiral-as-blacks-battles-to-recover/5003149.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/losses-spiral-as-blacks-battles-to-recover/5003149.article Outdoor pursuits specialist Blacks Leisure has acknowledged there is “material uncertainty” about its future but insisted progress is being made in turning the business around. Fri, 29 May 2009 08:41 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-in-talks-to-extend-its-banking-facility/5002961.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/city/blacks-in-talks-to-extend-its-banking-facility/5002961.article Blacks Leisure has entered into talks with its bank to extend its banking facility to help its long-term financial position. Fri, 22 May 2009 12:22 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/sale-talks-for-blacks-end/2012585.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/sale-talks-for-blacks-end/2012585.article Talks for the possible sale of Blacks Leisure have ended. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:05 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-trading-in-line-with-expectations/2013805.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-trading-in-line-with-expectations/2013805.article Blacks Leisure has updated the City this morning and said that trading since the Christmas period has been in line with management expectations. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:11 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/jjb-sports-set-for-reprieve-as-bidders-eye-blacks/1989783.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/jjb-sports-set-for-reprieve-as-bidders-eye-blacks/1989783.article The embattled sportswear market is this week heading for a major shake-up as the future of JJB Sports and Blacks Leisure remains unclear. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/mike-ashley-and-lion-capital-court-blacks/1987765.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/mike-ashley-and-lion-capital-court-blacks/1987765.article Controversial sports tycoon Mike Ashley and Lion Capital are amongst the interested parties for Blacks Leisure, it is understood. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:51 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-reveals-bid-interest/1987609.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-reveals-bid-interest/1987609.article Blacks Leisure has said it has received a preliminary approach for the retail group. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:21 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/weak-boardwear-performance-to-hit-blacks-leisure-profits/1959949.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/weak-boardwear-performance-to-hit-blacks-leisure-profits/1959949.article Blacks Leisure, the outdoor clothing and equipment specialist, has warned that operating profits will not meet market expectations because of its underperforming boardwear division. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:34 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/mike-ashley-to-halt-strategic-stakebuilding/1953436.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/mike-ashley-to-halt-strategic-stakebuilding/1953436.article Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has signalled that his penchant for snapping up stakes in rival retailers through Sports Direct may have run its course. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:45 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-transfers-oneill-wholesale-operation/1945271.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-transfers-oneill-wholesale-operation/1945271.article Blacks Leisure has transferred the operation of its O’Neill wholesale business in the UK to O’Neill Europe. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:32 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-losses-widen-in-first-half/1911649.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-losses-widen-in-first-half/1911649.article Blacks Leisure has reported that its half-year losses have widened, but the group is making “good progress” with its turnaround plan. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:41 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-losses-to-widen/1886482.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-losses-to-widen/1886482.article Outdoor clothing retailer Blacks Leisure expects to report its pre-tax loss has widened in its interim results to about £4.5 million as it reveals “difficult” trading in August. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:34 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-installs-kiosks-to-offer-travel-advice/1856253.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-installs-kiosks-to-offer-travel-advice/1856253.article Outdoor specialist Blacks is testing an in-store kiosk that gives customers travel and healthcare advice, as well as product recommendations for foreign travel. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:51 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-sales-pick-up-with-camping-season/1734744.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-sales-pick-up-with-camping-season/1734744.article Blacks Leisure, the outdoor equipment and boardwear retailer, has suffered a 5.4 per cent fall in group like-for-likes in the financial year so far. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:10 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-eyes-market-towns-to-spark-a-turnaround/1492544.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-eyes-market-towns-to-spark-a-turnaround/1492544.article Outdoor specialist retailer Blacks Leisure will target market towns for its eponymous, Millets and Freespirit stores as part of new chief executive Neil Gillis’s turnaround plan. Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:50 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-full-year-profits-poor/1436022.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-full-year-profits-poor/1436022.article Outdoor fashion retailer Blacks Leisure has reported full-year pre-tax profits of £300,000 after a “second difficult year”. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:42 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/retailers-stock-rises-as-shorts-buy-and-the-weather-improves/1328136.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/retailers-stock-rises-as-shorts-buy-and-the-weather-improves/1328136.article Retailers’ stock surged last week as shorts covered their positions and fine bank holiday weather was forecast. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:33 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-to-shut-sandcity-hq/1324527.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-to-shut-sandcity-hq/1324527.article Blacks Leisure Group will close its Sandcity Washington, Tyne & Wear head office and distribution centre and merge the business with its Freespirit operation in Northampton. Tue, 6 May 2008 12:29 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/gillis-ups-ante-for-blacks-chiefs-with-1634m-incentive-bonanza/1312826.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/gillis-ups-ante-for-blacks-chiefs-with-1634m-incentive-bonanza/1312826.article Outdoors specialist Blacks is to launch a £4 million incentive scheme for 25 top executives in an attempt to improve shareholder value and restore the retailer to its former glory. Thu, 1 May 2008 12:59 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-chief-targets-growth-through-acquisition-of-rivals/1006132.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-chief-targets-growth-through-acquisition-of-rivals/1006132.article Blacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis has set his sights on acquiring rival outdoor retailers and expanding overseas once he has whipped the UK business into shape. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:38 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/retail-takes-body-blow-as-stocks-plunge-after-bear-stearns-crisis/959265.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/retail-takes-body-blow-as-stocks-plunge-after-bear-stearns-crisis/959265.article The whole market slumped as US investment bank Bear Stearns became the latest credit crunch victim and retailers were again hit hard as brokers fretted about the outlook for the consumer economy. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:17 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-suspends-director-after-accounts-probe/951578.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-suspends-director-after-accounts-probe/951578.article Blacks Leisure Group has suspended the head of its Sandcity subsidiary following the discovery of £2 million worth of accounting discrepancies. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:39 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-unveils-new-look-in-london-as-it-chases-slice-of-fashion-scene/865310.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-unveils-new-look-in-london-as-it-chases-slice-of-fashion-scene/865310.article Outdoor specialist Blacks has unveiled its first new-format store in London, in an attempt to push its outdoor offer into the fashion arena. Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:49 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-unveils-turnaround-plan/476706.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-leisure-unveils-turnaround-plan/476706.article Blacks Leisure expects full-year profits to be below market estimates, although like-for-like sales over Christmas rose 2.8 per cent and total sales climbed 2 per cent. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:52 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/retailers-woes-deepen-as-new-year-gloom-tarnishes-prospects/394808.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/retailers-woes-deepen-as-new-year-gloom-tarnishes-prospects/394808.article Analysts took their red pencils to the sector, as uncertainty about next year’s outlook continued to undermine sentiment. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:49 GMT http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-appoints-chief-executive/290104.article?referrer=RSS http://www.retail-week.com/blacks-appoints-chief-executive/290104.article Blacks Leisure Group has appointed former Esporta boss Neil Gillis as its chief executive with immediate effect. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:10 GMT