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Doubts raised over need for new Blacks boss as Reynolds resigns
JD Sports’ newly acquired Blacks business may not need its own chief executive analysts said, as incumbent Julia Reynolds resigned after less than a year at the helm.
Blacks boss Julia Reynolds set to stand down
Blacks chief executive Julia Reynolds is set to stand down from the outdoors retailer that was acquired by JD Sports Fashion in January.
JD Sports on the hunt for more acquisitions
JD Sports Fashion is eyeing further acquisitions to fuel expansion despite its Blacks purchase hitting full-year profits.
JD profits hit by Blacks acquisition
JD Sports Fashion’s pre-tax profit fell by more than 14% last year as the business was hit by its acquisition of outdoor clothing retailer Blacks.
Blacks set to rebrand as turnaround takes shape
Outdoor retailer to focus on product and store refits as it targets family market.
Government rules out changes to pre-pack legislation
The Government has scrapped the introduction of new legislation which aimed to “improve transparency and confidence” in pre-pack administration deals.
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Blacks set to be back in the black within a year
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Food retailers slide as sentiment worsens
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Sports Direct urges OFT investigation into outdoor market
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JD formally acquires Blacks
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JD in "advanced discussions" to buy Blacks
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JD Sports frontrunner to buy Blacks
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Yeomans owner Granite buys outdoor brand Gelert
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Blacks to be put into administration
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Government urged to respond to Portas review
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JD squares up against Sports Direct to buy Blacks
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Blacks Leisure sale edges closer
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Blacks moves closer to pre-pack administration
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill emerges as surprise Blacks bidder
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Blacks faces post-Christmas administration as Hilco circles
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Sports Direct abandons interest in Blacks
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Tesco results top off another tough week
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New year brings no joy for store stocks
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Go Outdoors and Mountain Warehouse join Sports Direct in race to buy Blacks
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Bleak sales growth adds to retail woe
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For sale sign raised over Blacks
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Blacks Leisure looks to distressed debt specialists to bail it out
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Sports Direct set to snub Blacks fundraising
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Store stocks tick up as consumers fret
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Blacks warns on profits as consumers cut spending
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Retailers pay charities to reduce rates bills
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Blacks appoints Dominic Lavelle as interim finance director
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Blacks like-for-likes plummet as turnaround plan is unveiled
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Blacks finance director to step down
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Blacks chairman to build bridges with Mike Ashley
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Blacks chairman bows to pressure and resigns
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Peter Williams parachuted into Blacks as interim chairman
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Blacks rise continues in spite of retail’s fall
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Blacks Leisure chairman David Bernstein resigns
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Sir Tom Hunter buys shares in Sports Direct
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Ashley calls for Blacks chairman to resign
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Stakebuilding raises Blacks’ share price
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Ashley ups stake in Blacks
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City fears for Blacks as sales plunge further 10%
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Blacks increases borrowing after sales fall
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City expecting better news from retailers
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Blacks banking on new ranges to return to profit
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Blacks reduces full-year losses and confirms Julia Reynolds as new boss
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Blacks poaches Figleaves boss Julia Reynolds
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Next Blacks boss will be retail specialist
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Blacks forecasts slashed as Gillis announces departure
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JJB set for showdown with landlords over second CVA
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Blacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis resigns
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Blacks sale talks break down
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Blacks sale hopes fade
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Two bidders remain in frame to buy Blacks
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Big freeze helps Mountain Warehouse climb higher
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Blacks sale decision likely after strong Christmas
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Blacks reports strong December sales
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Christmas on ice
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Lloyds Development Capital joins pack chasing Blacks
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Blacks boss says bid interest shows turnaround has begun
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Go Outdoors triples profit to £4.3m and rejigs management
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Go Outdoors emerges as bidder for Blacks
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Analysts warn bids for Blacks will reflect tough trading spell
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Blacks Leisure in sale talks
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Conversion rates jump 20% on new Blacks site
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City forces Ocado to slash IPO share price
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Blacks hoping £5 loyalty cards will help revive sales
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Blacks like-for-like sales fall 7.5%
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Industry pays tribute as former Hobbs chief Nick Samuel dies
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Former Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel dies
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Millets launches click-and-collect for Glastonbury
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OFT clears Sports Direct stake in Blacks
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Blacks suppliers help fend off Sports Direct
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Pentland builds stake in Blacks to block another Mike Ashley bid
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Sports Direct stake in Blacks diluted after fundraising approved
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OFT to probe Sports Direct stake in Blacks
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Sports Direct wins High Court battle over shares
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Blacks on stronger footing after fundraising
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Blacks moves forward with fundraising after a difficult year
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Mountain Warehouse to hike up expansion
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North Face buys stake in Blacks
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Property deals tempt H&M into out-of-town store growth drive
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Blacks chiefs regain focus as Sports Direct backs off
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Sports Direct launches TV ads to cement sector leadership
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Super Thursday retail updates bolster stocks
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Sports Direct pulls out of Blacks bid over supplier concerns
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Sports Direct considers upping offer on Blacks
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Sports Direct given ‘put up or shut up’ deadline on Blacks
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Blacks rejects Sports Direct bid
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Blacks suppliers threaten boycott if Sports Direct takes control
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Blacks Leisure starts store expansion
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Blacks poised to seek deadline for Ashley bid
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Sports Direct mulls bid for Blacks
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Blacks delays fundraising meeting
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Sports Direct buys Blacks stake to block rescue plan
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Halfords mulls £30m Blacks bid
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Blacks seeks funds to rejuvenate store portfolio
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Increase in CVAs expected
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Blacks Leisure to raise £20.3m for recovery drive
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Blacks to make Millets more accessible with new ranges
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Blacks Leisure mulls equity issue as sales start to improve
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Sports Direct broke rules, Blacks tells FSA
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Blacks backs online feedback system
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Turnaround on horizon for Blacks after successful CVA
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Blacks CVA approved
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Blacks CVA vote expected to be passed today
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Cotswold chases share in face of weakened Blacks
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Landlords split by Blacks CVA proposal approach
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Blacks looks to exit 89 stores with CVA proposal
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Blacks focuses on restructuring as losses mount
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O'Neill buys four Sandcity shops
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Simon Bentley plots return to troubled Blacks Leisure
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O’Neill set to snap up Sandcity stores
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Blacks to seek exits on store leases
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Blacks Leisure to close 89 stores
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Blacks considers CVA
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Blacks Leisure places Sandcity into administration
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Blacks Leisure warns covenant breach likely
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Blacks Leisure poised to close Sandcity
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Blacks progress hit by profit warning
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Blacks ‘performing satisfactorily’
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Blacks trials new formats to shore up sales ahead of boardwear exit
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Blacks upgraded on back of funding hopes
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Blacks pins turnaround hopes on staycations
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Losses spiral as Blacks battles to recover
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Blacks in talks to extend its banking facility
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Sale talks for Blacks end
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Blacks trading 'in line with expectations'
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JJB Sports set for reprieve as bidders eye Blacks
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Mike Ashley and Lion Capital court Blacks
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Blacks reveals bid interest
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Weak boardwear performance to hit Blacks Leisure profits
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Mike Ashley to halt strategic stakebuilding
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Blacks transfers O'Neill wholesale operation
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Blacks Leisure losses widen in first half
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Blacks Leisure losses to widen
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Blacks installs kiosks to offer travel advice
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Blacks sales pick up with camping season
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Blacks Leisure eyes market towns to spark a turnaround
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Blacks full-year profits poor
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Retailers’ stock rises as shorts buy and the weather improves
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Blacks to shut Sandcity HQ
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Gillis ups ante for Blacks chiefs with £4m incentive bonanza
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Blacks chief targets growth through acquisition of rivals
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Retail takes body blow as stocks plunge after Bear Stearns crisis
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Blacks suspends director after accounts probe
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Blacks unveils new look in London as it chases slice of fashion scene
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Blacks Leisure unveils turnaround plan
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Retailers’ woes deepen as new year gloom tarnishes prospects
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Blacks appoints chief executive
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Bluewater: still making a splash a decade on
The Kent mall celebrated its 10th birthday this year, but age hasn’t dulled its offer. John Ryan reports
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How to survive administration
In the past few years a raft of formerly big names have been bought out of administration. Can these businesses be saved, or is it just delaying the inevitable?
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Q&A: Blacks - the turnaround
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Peter Williams
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The rise of personalised offers
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Julia Reynolds
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Christmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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How many stores does a retailer need?
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What stops FDs getting the top retail jobs?
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The great outdoors
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John Graham
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Neil Gillis
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Simon Bentley: Planning a comeback at Blacks?
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Retail IT Summit: Retail’s united front
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Naked ambition
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Restructuring for tomorrow’s growth
The imminent rental quarter day on March 25th will no doubt be the trigger for more retail casualties, after 2012’s high profile Q1 administrations of Peacocks, Bonmarche, Blacks and most recently Fenn Wright and Manson, amongst others.
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Sports Direct in pole position
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Do you have the right leader?
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Retail destinations of tomorrow take shape
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Back to base camp for Blacks
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Retailers need flexible friends
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A false dawn for the two-speed market?
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Like-for-like obsession is misleading
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Morrisons leaps into etail age
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The like-for-like masquerade
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What’s best for Blacks?
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Times have changed, so must we
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Battle of the brands
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Reputation really is everything
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Retailers must do the right thing
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Blacks’ uphill struggle
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No guarantee of success for foreign retailers
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Hard-to-read Mike Ashley rules the roost in sports retail
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Halfords’ potential acquisition list
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The CVA roadshow
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Don’t become a closed shop
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Why Kensington High Street is not dead
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New ways of touching shoppers
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The mountain facing Blacks
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Six steps to business success
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JJB Sports: a game of two halves
