All Footasylum articles – Page 2
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NewsJD Sports ‘perplexed’ as Footasylum deal knocked back by CMA
JD Sports faces the prospect of having to sell Footaysylum following renewed concerns about the deal from the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Footasylum (Overview)
Footasylum is a fast-growing footwear and fashion retailer that was established by the founders of JD Sports and is now trading through upwards of 60 stores. It also owns upmarket sports retailer Sevenstore, which has one shop based in Liverpool as well as its own website.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFootasylum (SWOT)
In a competitive market, Footasylum has established itself as a credible source for sports and leisurewear for a younger customer. Having launched as recently as 2005, it now generates annual sales of some £300m.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisFootasylum (People)
David Pujolar tooks the reins as chief executive at Footasylum from March 2024, replacing former CEO Barry Bown.
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NewsJD Sports’ Footasylum deal revived as CMA verdict quashed
JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum could be back on after the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision to block the deal was sensationally quashed.
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Opinion‘JD-Footasylum case shows how retail mergers have just got tougher’
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last week slapped JD Sports and its largest shareholder with a £300,000 fine for allegedly breaking an order from the watchdog over its acquisition of Footasylum.
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NewsCMA chair forced out following row with directors
The chair of the UK’s competition watchdog was forced to step down three years before his term after a row with its chief executive.
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VideoFace time: JD Sports boss Cowgill slams CMA’s ‘reckless’ Footasylum ruling
JD Sports’ executive chair Peter Cowgill speaks to Retail Week about the CMA’s ‘pre-judged’ decision to block its acquisition of Footasylum, despite the operational challenges faced by all retailers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCMA blocks JD Sports-Footasylum merger despite coronavirus uncertainty
Following a phase two investigation, the CMA found the merger would “lead to a substantial lessening of competition nationally” in the footwear sector and would leave customers with “fewer discounts or receiving lower quality customer service”.
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NewsCMA holds firm on JD Sports-Footasylum acquisition despite coronavirus crisis
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to maintain its stance on JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum despite the damaging impact coronavirus has had on the latter’s finances.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon-Deliveroo CMA verdict must spark more collaboration
It was a judgement that should have been reached a long time ago, but one that, given its timing, could carry far greater significance for retail.
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AnalysisData: The UK’s 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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OpinionOpinion: The CMA is on a power trip – and retail should be worried
Lord Andrew Tyrie hasn’t written his memoirs yet. If and when he does, he might want to consider borrowing the title: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.
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NewsJD Sports condemns ‘fundamentally flawed’ CMA decision on Footasylum
JD Sports executive chairman Peter Cowgill has lambasted the competition regulator’s provisional findings on the retailer’s acquisition of Footasylum.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is the CMA killing retail?
Asda-Sainsbury’s, JD Sports-Footasylum and potentially Amazon-Deliveroo – the CMA has been taking a tough stance on retail M&A over the past two years. But is the watchdog’s clampdown on mergers actually hurting the industry?
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NewsJD Sports insists Footasylum deal ‘will benefit consumers’
JD Sports has insisted its £90m takeover of rival Footasylum “will benefit consumers” as it wrestles to convince competition watchdogs of the merits of the deal.
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NewsJD Sports’ Footasylum acquisition put on hold by CMA
JD Sports planned £90m takeover of struggling footwear firm Footasylum has been halted by an ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsCMA escalates investigation into JD Sports’ Footasylum acquisition
The Competition and Markets Authority has today escalated its probe into JD Sports’ £90m swoop for Footasylum, after the footwear retailer decided there wasn’t any “appropriate remedies” to avoid the phase 2 probe.
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NewsSports Direct says JD Sports probe could impact major brands
Sports Direct has said that the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) investigation into rival JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum could have implications for the wider sector, by restricting supply and increasing prices.
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NewsJD Sports’ £90m Footasylum deal faces full competition probe
JD Sports’ £90m swoop on high street rival Footasylum is facing an in-depth probe from the competition authorities.
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