All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 40
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AnalysisBuy, sell or hold? Sports Direct takes stock of shares
Sports Direct has drafted in a head of strategic investments to review the shareholdings the retailer has built up in other businesses.
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NewsNew Sports Direct hire to review strategic stakes
Sports Direct has recruited a head of strategic investments who will review all the retailer’s stakes in other businesses.
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NewsSports Direct gears up for cycling store roll out
Sports Direct has snapped up triathlon specialist brand Tri UK and plans to roll out six new stores next year, including a Nottingham flagship.
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NewsUpdated: Footasylum confirms IPO as former JD boss joins
Footasylum will float on AIM next month as it gears up for store expansion and snaps up ex-JD boss Barry Bown to spearhead its expansion.
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NewsSports Direct axes nearly half of Debenhams concessions
Sports Direct has shuttered four out of nine of its concessions in Debenhams stores, two of which are in the department store’s Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsAngling Direct reels in rival fishing retailer Fosters
Angling Direct has snapped up rival Fosters Fishing as it presses ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.
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NewsMike Ashley firm's profits dented by Sports Direct woes
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley’s personal investment vehicle suffered a slump in profits last year amid a “tough trading environment” for the retailer.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Halfords' chief execs
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Halfords’ top executive spot.
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NewsToday in retail: JD expands, Sports Direct under fire
Sports retailers dominated headlines today as JD Sports ramped up its international expansion plans and Sports Direct ruffled feathers… again.
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NewsJD Sports nets stake in South Korean chain Hot-T
JD Sports has snapped up a stake in South Korean retailer Hot-T as it presses ahead with its international expansion push.
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NewsSports Direct challenged by MPs over courier payments
MPs have challenged Sports Direct over “deeply troubling” allegations from a whistle-blower that the retailer underpays its couriers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons from JD Sports interim results
JD Sports has delivered another gangbuster set of results – but how can the retailer maintain momentum in the UK and overseas?
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NewsJD Sports exchanges contracts on Iberian merger
JD Sports has exchanged contracts on the merger of its Spanish and Portuguese business with Sport Zone, owned by local sportswear giant Sonae.
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NewsToday in retail: Dixons exec takes the wheel at Halfords
Halfords is revving its engine today after it bagged Dixons Carphone exec Graham Stapleton to succeed Jill McDonald, who is departing for M&S.
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AnalysisProfile: Halfords' new service-smart boss Stapleton
As Halfords prepares to bid farewell to yet another boss, the cycling and motoring specialist has invited a Dixons Carphone executive to take the wheel.
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NewsToday in retail: JD Sports races ahead with soaring profits
JD Sports continued its run of beating its competitors to the finishing line today, posting rocketing profits and revenues.
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NewsJD Sports revs up international expansion ambitions
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill is bullish about the business’ stance as an “iconic retailer” in overseas markets as it eyes new overseas territories.
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NewsJD Sports profits and sales climb in ‘record’ half-year
JD Sports has posted a jump in profits and sales for its interim results, bolstered by international store expansion and online growth.
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GallerySports Direct: Southampton’s Selfridges of sport?
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has long repeated his desire to transform his business into the ‘Selfridges of sport’.
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AnalysisCan Sports Direct score with investors and shoppers again?
The Sports Direct saga took what, for many onlookers, appeared to be an unexpected twist at its annual general meeting in Shirebrook.