All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 25
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NewsBlacks set to rebrand as turnaround takes shape
Outdoor retailer to focus on product and store refits as it targets family market.
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NewsSports Direct buys WDT
Sports Direct has snapped up the wholesale division of World Design and Trade (WDT), owners of young fashion brands Firetrap and Full Circle, while the retail arm has been placed into administration.
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NewsJD Sports and Sports Direct in tussle for Firetrap brand
Sportswear giants JD Sports and Sports Direct are squaring up for another battle as they compete to buy for-sale young fashion brand Firetrap.
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NewsJD-owned Canterbury sponsors England rugby team
JD Sports-owned rugby brand Canterbury has signed a four year kit deal with the Rugby Football Union and will supply kit to the England team.
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NewsRetailers write to Chancellor to urge business rate reform
Retailers including Boots, HMV, Kingfisher and Primark have written to the Chancellor calling on him to revise the 5.6% business rate rise to come into effect in April.
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AnalysisInternational expansion: Lost in translation
International expansion may afford growth opportunities, but it can be a property minefield. Nicola Harrison considers how to invest wisely in overseas territories.
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OpinionSports Direct in pole position
Nicola Harrison has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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NewsSports Direct buys sportswear website
Sports Direct has snapped up clothing website KickBack Sports.
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OpinionDo you have the right leader?
Peter Williams joined the ASOS Board in April 2006. He is the non-executive director of Asos and Cineworld.
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NewsBlacks set to be back in the black within a year
JD Sports Fashion chairman Peter Cowgill aims to turn a profit at Blacks in the next financial year.
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NewsFood retailers slide as sentiment worsens
As the Christmas trading statements started to come thick and fast, general retailers just about held their own against the market.
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NewsIn focus: JD Sports
Astute diversification has ensured the steady growth of the sportswear retailer’s empire
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NewsJD festive like-for-likes rise
JD Sports Fashion’s like-for-like festive sales lifted 1.6% despite its fashion fascias suffering a dip in sales.
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NewsSports Direct urges OFT investigation into outdoor market
Sports Direct revealed it has written off £52.6m in Blacks following rival JD’s acquisition of the retailer out of administration yesterday, and has urged the OFT to “look closely” at the outdoor and sports retail market.
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NewsJD formally acquires Blacks
JD has formally acquired Blacks Leisure for £20m from administrator KPMG.
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NewsJD in "advanced discussions" to buy Blacks
JD Sports has confirmed it is in “advanced discussions” with Blacks Leisure over its offer to buy the outdoor retail group.
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NewsJD Sports frontrunner to buy Blacks
JD Sports is understood to be the frontrunner to buy struggling outdoors retailer Blacks with the deal likely to go-ahead on Monday.
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NewsBlacks to be put into administration
Outdoor gear specialist Blacks Leisure is to be put into administration ahead of the sale of its assets.
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NewsJD squares up against Sports Direct to buy Blacks
JD Sports is close to making an offer for parts of up-for-sale outdoor specialist Blacks Leisure.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 08. August
It was a dark month for retail, against a violent and costly backdrop of the riots.