All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 35
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OpinionMove of the Week: Jones will get Halfords motoring
Graham Stapleton has turned to a trusted former colleague to help deliver his plan of streamlining the Halfords business.
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NewsHalfords hires Keith Jones in executive team reshuffle
Halfords has drafted in former Dixons Carphone executive Keith Jones as part of a restructure of its senior leadership team, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsMike Ashley's hold on UK high street revealed
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s ever-expanding portfolio of businesses captured 3.2% of all UK non-food retail spend in 2018, new research has shown.
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NewsMike Ashley battles ScS in race to snap up Sofa.com
Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has emerged as a rival to ScS in the battle for control of furniture retailer Sofa.com.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Nike's House of Innovation
The latest must-see store from Nike is on New York’s Fifth Avenue – and it really does things that other shops do not.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Can Dickinson just do it for Superdry?
Superdry has big ambitions to build a worldwide presence, so it helps that its latest recruit comes with experience of working for one of the ultimate global fashion brands.
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NewsCotswold Outdoor and Snow+Rock stores 'under threat'
The group behind Cotswold Outdoor and Snow+Rock is planning to close stores, it has been reported.
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NewsSuperdry appoints new creative director
Superdry has appointed former Nike executive Phil Dickinson as its new creative director.
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NewsMountain Warehouse Christmas sales climb
Mountain Warehouse is on track to post its largest ever full-year profit after sales climbed during the crucial Christmas trading period.
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NewsSports Direct's Mike Ashley in rescue bid for HMV
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has emerged as one of the suitors bidding to rescue HMV from administration.
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NewsMahabis' new owners ditch Facebook, focus on high street
Following YYX Capital’s acquisition of Mahabis, the co-founder of the investment group, James Cox, has unveiled his plans to grow the start-up into a ”£100m business”.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Gareth Jones takes road less travelled
Gareth Jones built a strong reputation at Shop Direct where he played a key role in turning a catalogue business into a leading digital retailer.
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NewsJD Sports targets ‘upper end’ of profit guidance
JD Sports is on track to register earnings “at the upper end” of market expectations after hailing “further significant progress” during the Christmas trading period.
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NewsGo Outdoors buys Fishing Republic out of administration
Go Outdoors has acquired fishing retailer Fishing Republic out of administration today, saving the jobs of over 100 employees across its 14 stores.
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NewsHalfords warns on profits as Christmas sales skid
Halfords recorded a fall in Christmas sales as “exceptionally mild weather and ongoing weak consumer confidence” impacted its performance.
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NewsRoss Clemmow succeeds Will Kernan as Wiggle boss
Wiggle chief executive Will Kernan is exiting the retailer and will be replaced by former Debenhams director Ross Clemmow, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsShop price inflation accelerates despite festive discounting
Shop price inflation accelerated at the highest rate for more than five years in December, despite widespread discounting in the build-up to Christmas.
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NewsTK Maxx owner sues Mike Ashley's Sports Direct
TK Maxx owner TJX is suing Sports Direct amid claims that Mike Ashley’s business breached trademarks through the launch of its Brand Max fascia.
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NewsSports Direct reveals first-half profits boost
Sports Direct has reported a rise in first-half earnings but cautioned that there will be “significant challenges” in turning around House of Fraser.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The seven best new stores of 2018
2018 may have been marked by mass store closures, but there have also been high-profile openings. John Ryan takes a look at what’s been happening.