All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 37
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NewsJD Sports finance boss Brian Small steps down
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small is to step down at the end of the month.
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NewsFootasylum staggers to half-year loss as sales rise
Footasylum has recorded a pre-tax loss at the half-year mark in what executive chairman Barry Bown described as “a difficult trading period”.
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NewsRetail sales suffer ‘summer hangover’ in September
Retail sales dipped in September as constrained consumer spending drove the industry’s poorest performance in five months.
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NewsMountain Warehouse abandons Zakti store format
Mountain Warehouse is abandoning its Zakti standalone store format and will rebrand all of its existing shops in a reshuffle of its estate.
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NewsAgenda: Tesco, Aldi, Ted Baker, DFS, ScS and Topps Tiles
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Tesco, Aldi, DFS, ScS, Ted Baker and Topps Tiles all on the agenda.
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NewsHalfords eyes Evans bid as it maps out new strategy
Halfords has reportedly made an indicative offer to buy rival Evans Cycles as its new boss Graham Stapleton reveals his vision for the business.
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NewsNext, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Next, Boohoo, Hotel Chocolat, Card Factory and Halfords.
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OpinionOpinion: Time for Ashley to take Sports Direct private
It’s not every day that reading a stock exchange announcement brings laughter and open-mouthed disbelief.
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NewsSports Direct could block Debenhams’ Magasin du Nord sale
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley is threatening to derail Debenhams’ £200m sale of its Magasin du Nord business, according to reports.
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NewsMike Ashley: 'Shareholders have stabbed me in the back'
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has taken aim at its shareholders, accusing them of “stabbing him in the back” over their hounding of Keith Hellawell.
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NewsSports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell exits
Sports Direct’s chairman Keith Hellawell will step down from his role on the retailer’s board after nine years in a non-executive reshuffle.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD Sports shows that stores still matter
It may have a healthy online business, but stores are at the heart of JD Sports’ rise and rise and rise.
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NewsJD Sports plans to take gym chain 'nationwide'
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small says the retailer has lofty ambitions expand its 20-strong chain of gyms, which he describes as the retailer’s “secret weapon”.
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NewsHalfords sales rise buoyed by new ranges
Halfords has hailed a “solid” start to its financial year as sales increased despite the “challenging retail environment”.
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NewsAugust retail sales increase driven by groceries
Retail sales edged up in August as inflation-driven increases in grocery sales were largely offset by falling non-food revenues.
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OpinionOpinion: The cat is out of the bag at Footasylum
Footasylum’s second profit warning in three months cements a dramatic fall from grace for the once-vaunted sportswear retailer.
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NewsMike Ashley accuses HoF bosses of misleading suppliers
Sports Direct chief Mike Ashley has accused House of Fraser’s former bosses of “totally” misleading suppliers and the retailer’s warehouse operator.
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NewsFootasylum issues second profit warning despite sales rise
Footasylum has issued another profit warning despite sales rising, following a shock profit warning at its maiden results.
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NewsAgenda: Halfords, McColl’s and Dixons Carphone
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Dixons Carphone, Halfords and McColl’s.
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GalleryStore gallery: Foot Locker's new London flagship
US sportswear and footwear retailer Foot Locker has opened a store of two halves in central London.