All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 36
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NewsMike Ashley: High streets in 'downward death spiral'
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has urged MPs to “take the bull by the horns” to save British high streets from “a downward death spiral”.
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NewsWatch: JD's Christmas advert packs a punch
Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua is among the famous faces appearing in JD’s “biggest ever” Christmas campaign.
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NewsHalfords interim profits down despite sales rise
Halfords has reported falling half-year profits despite a sales increase as it begins to implement its new strategy.
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NewsSports Direct acquires Evans Cycles in pre-pack deal
Sports Direct has snapped up Evans Cycles in a pre-pack administration deal, which will see it axe half of the retailer’s stores.
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NewsHalfords pulls out of race to buy Evans Cycles
Halfords has pulled out of the race to buy Evans Cycles, casting fresh doubt on the chain’s future.
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NewsJD Sports finance boss Brian Small steps down
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small is to step down at the end of the month.
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NewsFootasylum staggers to half-year loss as sales rise
Footasylum has recorded a pre-tax loss at the half-year mark in what executive chairman Barry Bown described as “a difficult trading period”.
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NewsRetail sales suffer ‘summer hangover’ in September
Retail sales dipped in September as constrained consumer spending drove the industry’s poorest performance in five months.
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NewsMountain Warehouse abandons Zakti store format
Mountain Warehouse is abandoning its Zakti standalone store format and will rebrand all of its existing shops in a reshuffle of its estate.
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NewsAgenda: Tesco, Aldi, Ted Baker, DFS, ScS and Topps Tiles
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Aldi, DFS, ScS, Ted Baker and Topps Tiles all on the agenda.
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NewsHalfords eyes Evans bid as it maps out new strategy
Halfords has reportedly made an indicative offer to buy rival Evans Cycles as its new boss Graham Stapleton reveals his vision for the business.
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NewsNext, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Next, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords.
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OpinionOpinion: Time for Ashley to take Sports Direct private
It’s not every day that reading a stock exchange announcement brings laughter and open-mouthed disbelief.
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NewsSports Direct could block Debenhams’ Magasin du Nord sale
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is threatening to derail Debenhams’ £200m sale of its Magasin du Nord business, according to reports.
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NewsMike Ashley: 'Shareholders have stabbed me in the back'
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has taken aim at its shareholders, accusing them of “stabbing him in the back” over their hounding of Keith Hellawell.
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NewsSports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell exits
Sports Direct’s chairman Keith Hellawell will step down from his role on the retailer’s board after nine years in a non-executive reshuffle.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD Sports shows that stores still matter
It may have a healthy online business, but stores are at the heart of JD Sports’ rise and rise and rise.
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NewsJD Sports plans to take gym chain 'nationwide'
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small says the retailer has lofty ambitions expand its 20-strong chain of gyms, which he describes as the retailer’s “secret weapon”.
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NewsHalfords sales rise buoyed by new ranges
Halfords has hailed a “solid” start to its financial year as sales increased despite the “challenging retail environment”.
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NewsAugust retail sales increase driven by groceries
Retail sales edged up in August as inflation-driven increases in grocery sales were largely offset by falling non-food revenues.