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News about sportswear retailers including JD Sports Fashion, JJB Sports and Sports Direct.
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JD group trading director Nick Preston to leave
JD Sports Fashion group trading director Nick Preston, is to leave the company later this month to take on a role at brand management company Glint.
American Golf signs EPoS contract
Golfing specialist American Golf has signed a deal for EPoS maintenance services with Esteem Managed Services.
JJB’s new store model wins Nike support
JJB Sports’ new store model has won the support of key supplier Nike, which will bring new performance product into the retailer’s stores.
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Sports Direct to open in Iceland
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Doubts raised over need for new Blacks boss as Reynolds resigns
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Sports Direct reports strong spring sales
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JD profits hit by Blacks acquisition
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JJB thrown lifeline as Dick's takes stake in retailer
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Asics to open Oxford Street flagship ahead of Olympics
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JJB in discussions with "potential strategic investor"
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Snow+Rock hires The White Company's finance boss
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JD Sports and Sports Direct in tussle for Firetrap brand
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Yeomans sold to former Sports Division boss Kinnaird
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Retailers write to Chancellor to urge business rate reform
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Sports Direct strong Q3 ahead of expectations
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Outdoor specialist Musto to refinance
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Blacks set to be back in the black within a year
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JD festive like-for-likes rise
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JD formally acquires Blacks
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JD Sports frontrunner to buy Blacks
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Blacks to be put into administration
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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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Edinburgh Woollen Mill emerges as surprise Blacks bidder
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Blacks faces post-Christmas administration as Hilco circles
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Tesco results top off another tough week
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Sports Direct sales up in first half
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For sale sign raised over Blacks
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Sports Direct set to snub Blacks fundraising
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Blacks warns on profits as consumers cut spending
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Store sector suffers as market plummets
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Retailers pay charities to reduce rates bills
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Profits plunge at JJB
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Go Outdoors CFO David Hanney to exit
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New owner Granite bolsters Yeomans management
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Profits surge at JD Sports
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Lloyds extends American Golf sale deadline
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Directors incentivised to turn round JJB’s fortunes
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Sports Direct conducts strategic review for new lifestyle division
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JJB directors to be rewarded on turnaround success
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JD Sports hires property advisor to drive expansion in France
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Sports retailers’ reputations intact despite ‘looter effect’
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Retailers count the cost as looters attack stores
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Birmingham city centre looting terror
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JD estimates riot damage will be £10m
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Ashley calls for Blacks chairman to resign
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American Apparel to launch online eBay shop
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Sports Direct plans Eurozone expansion
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JJB makes 'good progress' with turnaround
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Sports Direct staff in line for £87.5m pay-out
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Sports Direct to beef up fashion portfolio with Van Mildert chain
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Vast contrast typifies results across retail
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JD Sports like-for-likes dip in line with expectations
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North Face given £2.8m price-fixing fine
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Sir Philip Green and the Westons slip down Sunday Times Rich List
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JD Sports on the hunt for more acquisitions
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Sports Direct fires warning shot at Dick's-backed JJB
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Former JJB boss Chris Ronnie charged with fraud
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JJB attracts interest of US giant Dick's Sporting Goods
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Blacks set to rebrand as turnaround takes shape
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Sports Direct buys WDT
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Go Outdoors hires former Tesco man as finance chief
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JD-owned Canterbury sponsors England rugby team
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JJB Sports like-for-likes slide but margins improve
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Sports Direct buys sportswear website
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Decathlon eyes up Best Buy stores
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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 in "advanced discussions" to buy Blacks
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Yeomans owner Granite buys outdoor brand Gelert
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JJB shows improving performance over Christmas
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Retailers take longer to pay suppliers
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Blacks moves closer to pre-pack administration
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Sun European Capital snaps up American Golf
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Sports Direct abandons interest in Blacks
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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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Blacks Leisure looks to distressed debt specialists to bail it out
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Post-sales service vital for multichannel offer
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Foot Locker to launch new fascia in the UK
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JD Sports preparing for "tough" Christmas
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JJB targets women with new ranges and fitness classes as losses widen
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Retail suffers as bad news hits confidence
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Sports Direct profits jump 13.3% as sales grow
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USC boss Jim McGonigle exits
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International growth crucial for ActivInstinct
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Investor worry grows as trading stays tough
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Sports Direct shareholders vote in favour of controversial Ashley property deal
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Sports Direct profits dip
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PIRC advises Sports Direct shareholders to block Mike Ashley deal
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Retail bearing up but grocery volumes weak
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Investigation into sports retail market to close, says OFT
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Manchester open for trade
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Peter Williams parachuted into Blacks as interim chairman
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Sir Tom Hunter buys shares in Sports Direct
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Stakebuilding raises Blacks’ share price
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Ashley ups stake in Blacks
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Private equity firms bid for American Golf
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Sports Direct profits soar
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JJB makes "good progress" in its turnaround plan
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Sports Direct takes control of Sir Tom Hunter's USC
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JD Sports acquires Cecil Gee and Spanish sports retailer Sprinter
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JJB Sports: Back in the game and hungry to win
With a new store format and fresh vigour, JJB Sports could potentially perform a remarkable turnaround.
Retail theft: Who is targeting you?
Retail criminals can range from teenage shoplifters to sophisticated in-house fraudsters. Sarah Butler explores how retailers can protect themselves.
JJB: The challenge ahead
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones has done well to avoid the permanent relegation of the retailer from the high street.
