All Sports Direct articles – Page 45
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NewsSports Direct profit jump shows 'strength of business model'
Sports Direct group profit jumped 19.4% to £199.8m in the nine weeks to September 29 as sales advanced 15.1% to £463.7m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A breath of fresh air for retail parks
Out-of-town retail parks are thriving as acquisitive retailers take on the spaces made vacant by previous tenants. Laura Heywood finds out why big-box retailing is back in fashion.
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NewsSports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey sells £6.46m of shares
Sports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey and finance director director Bob Mellors sold £6.46m worth of shares in the company yesterday.
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NewsApple comes bottom in retail website rankings
Apple has come bottom of the rankings in a report studying the usability of the 25 top retail websites in the UK.
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NewsJD to take on Sports Direct in Oxford Street showdown
A fierce battle in sportswear is set to take centre stage on Oxford Street as JD Sports eyes a new flagship store to rival Sports Direct’s landmark opening on the famous shopping street.
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NewsSports Direct retail gross profit soars 20.3% in first quarter
Sports Direct retail gross profit increased 20.3% to £215.6m in its first quarter as retail sales jumped 14.5% to £505.3m.
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NewsSports Direct set for promotion to FTSE 100
Sports Direct is set to move up to the FTSE 100 next month after its shares surged more than 70% since the start of the year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Dwell, Sports Direct, Tesco and Marks & Spencer
Retail news round-up August 27, 2013: John Lewis to open at Westfield London, Dwell customers struggle to recovery money, LK Bennett up for sale and Sports Direct poised to enter FTSE100.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and brands race to win JJB's sportswear market
The collapse of JJB Sports left a gap in the premium sportswear market that Matalan and brands are fighting for, as well as industry giant Sports Direct.
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OpinionComment: House of Fraser's IPO prospects
House of Fraser chiefs are considering whether there would be an appetite for an IPO of the department store business, almost a decade after it was taken private.
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NewsHouse of Fraser eyes return to the stock market
House of Fraser is mulling a return to the stock market after almost seven years of private ownership.
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OpinionComment: Retailers clamber to fill a JJB-shaped hole
Matalan’s new Sporting Pro fascia is just the latest change in a sportswear retail market which has evolved rapidly since JJB Sports collapsed in October last year.
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OpinionBlog: Sports Direct's new magazine is boosted by mobile
Sports Direct’s new magazine might seem a strange choice for a media launch in 2013, considering that retailers are generally busy battling it out over who can be the most digitally innovative.
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NewsSports Direct faces legal challenge over zero hour contracts
Sportswear giant Sports Direct is facing a legal challenge over its widespread use of zero hour contracts.
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NewsSports Direct bonus scheme pays out to full-time employees
Sports Direct employees have cashed in on a £112m bonus scheme after deciding to bank their bonus award at the first opportunity.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Halfords, Dixons and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up August 7, 2013: Halfords selects new digital agencies, Dixons launches same day delivery, Sports Direct appoints Goldman Sachs
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OpinionComment: Why zero hour contracts are indispensable in retail
Zero hour contacts, which give no guarantees of shifts or work patterns, are the latest work-place controversy to hit businesses. Are they indispensable for retailers, or ineffective?
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NewsControversial zero hours contracts 'more widespread' than first realised
Zero hours contracts are more widespread than first realised, as research suggests that more than a million UK workers are signed up to the contracts, four times official estimates.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco; Morrisons; Harrods; Sports Direct
Retail news round-up July 29, 2013: Tesco to introduce community rooms, Morrisons removes layer of management, Sports Direct contracts in spotlight
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OpinionComment: Is Sports Direct the 'Consumer’s Champion' as it claims?
Sports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey said the retailer’s strategy of being the “Consumer’s Champion” was paying off when he unveiled a 40% rocket in full-year pre-tax profit today.