All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 94
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NewsJJB Sports to launch £30m fundraising
Sports specialist JJB Sports is to stage a £30m fundraising and make boardroom changes, it is understood.
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AnalysisIn need of specialist treatment
Across games, music, sport and electricals, specialist retailers are suffering, but what is the diagnosis and can they be brought back to health, asks Nicola Harrison
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NewsSports Direct's Everlast brand to be sold in US through Sears and KMart
Sports Direct-owned boxing brand Everlast will be sold exclusively in US retail group Sears’ stores in a direct-to-retail licensing deal.
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NewsSports Direct profits surge
Sports market leader Sports Direct notched up a 40% rise in underlying pre-tax profits following a lucrative World Cup.
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GalleryOn your bike
Expensive bikes deserve an upscale store interior. And Sigma Sport has a store that makes you want to spend money. John Ryan reports
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Elvery Sports installs system and gets direct support from IT provider to manage business
Irish sports retailer Elverys Sports has implemented an ERP system and gets direct helpdesk support and database management from an IT provider to manage its supply chain and business operations.
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NewsJJB issues profit warning as sales fall short
Sports group JJB has issued a profit warning after like-for-like sales failed to meet expectations.
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NewsJD Sports sales edge up
JD Sports Fashion said sales have marginally increased and profit margins have been maintained since its last update in September.
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NewsFormer New Look boss Phil Wrigley invests in etail start-up
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley has invested a “six figure sum” into a new online retail venture that claims to “turn retail logic on its head”.
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NewsGo Outdoors emerges as bidder for Blacks
Privately-owned specialist retailer Go Outdoors has emerged as a bidder for Blacks, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsBlacks’ shares perk up after bid approaches
Outdoor goods specialist Blacks was at the centre of the week’s retail share price action after revealing approaches from potential buyers.
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NewsSports Direct profits up as bonus scheme pays off
Sports Direct gross profit increased 5.4% to £117m in the 9 weeks to September 26 as its bonus share scheme paid off.
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NewsNo charges to be brought against JJB Sports and Sports Direct, SFO concludes
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will confirm imminently that its investigation into Sports Direct and JJB Sports is over and no charges will be brought against the companies, the retailers revealed in regulatory announcements this morning.
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AnalysisIf consumer confidence is down, why are sales rising?
Consumer confidence has fallen yet again and many expect the decline to continue - so why are sales growing, with shoppers seemingly defying their mood?
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NewsWiggle profits up 59%
Bikes etailer Wiggle has revealed that profits surged 59% to £7.1m in the year to January 31.
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GalleryPuma Rewind
To be fair this is only partly a shop, if you regard one of the functions of a shop as being to display goods that people might want to buy. This is, self-evidently, a truck that appears to have a variant of a Chinese puzzle along one of its sides.
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NewsJJB Sports funding concern prompts big broker downgrade
Broker Singer has slashed its price target for JJB Sports by more than a third to just 8p because of concerns about the retailer’s funding and punishing trading conditions.
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NewsJJB cuts losses but prepares for promotional blitz
JJB Sports has hailed “steady progress” in its turnaround after cutting losses and fattening margins in its first half.