All Footasylum articles
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NewsFootasylum hails ‘standout’ year as profits and sales surge amid ongoing growth
Sportswear retailer Footasylum has hailed the success of its “standout performance” for the full year as profits and sales surged amid the retailer’s ongoing growth trajectory.
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NewsFootasylum hails ‘best-ever’ performance amid ongoing store investment
Footasylum has reported its “best-ever” financial performance as it continues to invest in its store estate and omnichannel retail experience.
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NewsFootasylum has secured a £35m credit facility to fund UK growth ambitions
Footasylum has secured a £35m credit facility as it looks to accelerate growth in the UK.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFootasylum (Financials)
Footasylum posted record sales for the year ending 27 January 2024 (FY2023), climbing 7% to £320m. The retailer said sales across all business channels (stores, app/website and wholesale) grew in the year, helped by “the successful opening and upsizing of a number of next generation digitally-led stores”.
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NewsFootasylum profits and sales have soared after a ‘record’ year
Sportswear retailer Footasylum has reported another “record” year of profits and sales helped by its ongoing store expansion strategy and enhanced omnichannel retail technology.
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NewsFootasylum names David Pujolar as new CEO
Sportswear retailer Footasylum has named David Pujolar as its new chief executive as boss Barry Bown steps down from his role as executive chair and chief executive.
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NewsFootasylum sales rise across all channels in year of ‘record growth’
Footasylum has posted sales growth across all business channels as it marks another year of “record growth”.
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DataGeneration Alpha: Who’s influencing the next retail influencers?
Next year Generation Alpha will be at its peak, with 2 billion from this age group around the globe, but who is influencing the next influencers? Retail Week teams up with Beano Brain to find out what the retail world looks like through the eyes of Gen A
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GalleryThe best new stores of 2023
From soaps on sushi belts at Lush Glasgow to in-house tea rooms at Uniqlo, Covent Garden here some of the most exciting stores that opened up in 2023.
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GalleryFirst look at Footasylum’s ‘most technologically advanced store yet’
Footasylum has opened the doors to its new store in Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex, showcasing a “first-of-its-kind concept development” for the retailer.
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NewsFootasylum sales rise despite fall in profits
Footasylum has posted an increase in sales, which it credited to strong store performance despite a fall in profits for the full financial year.
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NewsFootasylum ramps up UK expansion plans as womenswear demand booms
Footasylum has announced plans to expand its presence in the UK this year, with the opening of new stores and the upsizing of existing stores, following a “notable increase in demand for womenswear”.
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AnalysisWhat’s in store for 2023? Very, Primark and Kingfisher bosses predict the year ahead
In the last year, the UK has leapt from a pandemic to a political circus straight into an economic whirlwind, begging the question: what’s next? So we’ve asked the bosses of retail to predict the unpredictable and tell us the trends they think will dominate and direct the sector in 2023
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NewsJD Sports sells Footasylum to investment group
JD Sports has offloaded its Footasylum business to German investment group Aurelius.
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DataData: The 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality 2022
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved retailers for gender pay equality this year.
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NewsJD Sports ups profit forecast but delays results to address Footasylum fallout
JD Sports has upped profit expectations but delayed its full-year results so it can address the divestment of Footasylum and complete a governance review.
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NewsCowgill hits back after JD Sports and Footasylum fined almost £5m by CMA
JD Sports has accused the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of using “inflammatory language” and reaching misleading conclusions after it handed down a nearly £5m fine to the retailer and Footasylum.
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NewsAshley’s Frasers Group circles Footasylum
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is thought to have tabled an offer for Footasylum, which JD Sports has been ordered to sell by the competition authorities.
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NewsJD Sports set to concede defeat in Footasylum takeover battle
JD Sports is on the cusp of relinquishing ownership of Footasylum following a protracted battle with the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the takeover.
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NewsJD Sports lambasts CMA as regulator orders sale of Footasylum
JD Sports has hit out at the competition watchdog after a final ruling ordered the retailer to sell the Footasylum business it acquired back in 2019.