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Outdoor specialist Musto to refinance
Outdoor clothing specialist Musto is to refinance its debts to facilitate its European expansion.
Decathlon eyes up Best Buy stores
French sportswear retailer Decathlon is reportedly looking to take over several of the Best Buy stores as it plots to open 100 UK stores.
Blacks set to be back in the black within a year
JD Sports Fashion chairman Peter Cowgill aims to turn a profit at Blacks in the next financial 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 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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Tesco results top off another tough week
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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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Video: Arsenal reveals Generation Game-inspired Christmas online ad
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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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JJB prioritises preserving cash margins as turnaround begins
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Go Outdoors secures £30m credit facility to fund expansion
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Stores in the spotlight as sale talk heightens
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Turnaround plans prompt JJB hopes
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JJB shareholder takes role on its board
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Blacks banking on new ranges to return to profit
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Tesco shares down but brokers confident
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JJB Sports shareholders approve £65m fundraising
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Sports Direct distances itself from Adidas Japan price fixing probe
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Former Tesco director Colin Holmes replaces Lovering as Go Outdoors chairman
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JD Sports "extremely cautious" on outlook despite profits surge
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Sports Direct signs former minister
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JJB Sports to improve 'retail basics' with £65m fundraising
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Sports Direct appoints former Irish politician as non-exec director
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JJB CVA approved
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JJB CVA gets landlord Hammerson's backing
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American Golf owner kicks off £80m sale talks
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Alworths meeting in bid to secure business’ future
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Store revamps at heart of JJB’s recovery plans
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JJB unveils £65m new business plan
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JJB asks shareholders for a further £65m
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JD Sports Fashion and JJB Sports talks are off
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Very joins forces with Ferdinand’s footwear
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JJB unveils CVA proposal
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JJB may abandon ‘Serious about Sport’ tag
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Halfords appoints David Adams as non-exec
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CVA talks with landlords ‘constructive’, says JJB
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Sports Direct retail sales up 13.8%
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JJB Sports confirms plans for second CVA
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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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New year brings no joy for store stocks
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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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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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Sports Direct appoints non-exec
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JJB Sports chairman warns turnaround will take up to five years as losses triple
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American Golf like-for-likes rocket as warm weather drives sales
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JJB appoints former Safeway director Lawrence Christensen to its board
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Primark owners highest ranked retailer on Rich List
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City expecting better news from retailers
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Blacks poaches Figleaves boss Julia Reynolds
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Sports Direct stock rises despite tough trading
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Sports Direct to extend share bonus scheme after profits rise
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JD lashes out as VAT rise is set to cost it £16m in lost sales next year
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Go Outdoors chairman John Lovering stands down
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Rampant Sporting opens first store
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Bad news hammers store stocks yet again
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DW Sports joins buying group Intersport
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JJB granted second shot at survival after CVA agreed
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JJB to reveal result of life-saving CVA today
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Go Outdoors to sell stake to private equity
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JD Sports Fashion rescues Fenchurch from administration
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Sports Direct throws down gauntlet to rival Decathlon
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JJB bolstered by landlord Peel's backing
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Spar appoints Debbie Robinson as managing director
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Kesa chief executive is most 'overpaid' FTSE 250 boss
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JJB meets its shareholders ahead of fundraising plea
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Sports Direct gets all-clear from SFO
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JJB submits business plan to banks as CVA proposal delayed
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Sports Direct sales benefit from troubles at JJB
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Shareholders back troubled JJB Sports' £31.5m fundraising
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Findel to restructure in bid to lift performance
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Retailers fight back against JJB's CVA plan
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JJB set for showdown with landlords over second CVA
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Sports Fashion In Depth
Ray Evans
JJB Sports’ director of football has a big task ahead of him as he helps pull the retailer out of the relegation zone. Gemma Goldfingle reports.
Q&A: Blacks - the turnaround
Retail Week meets with Blacks Leisure chief executive Julia Reynolds and executive chairman Peter Williams as they unveil their plan to turnaround the struggling retailer.
Vertical expansion increases margins
Michael Poynor is managing director of Retail Expertise where he consults with retailers on operational, strategic and financial projects.
