All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 39
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NewsHalfords profits down despite strong retail performance
Halfords profits dipped at the half-year mark despite a strong performance in its retail services division.
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NewsAgenda: Primark, New Look, M&S and Sainsbury's
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, New Look, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Halfords on the agenda.
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AnalysisAnalysis: When retailers go from friend to foe
Footasylum’s IPO represents a second sports retail payday for David Wardle and John Makin. The pair had previously founded, built and floated JD Sports before going into competition against it.
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NewsShop prices decrease at slowest rate in four years
Shop prices decreased at their slowest rate in four years during October, despite food price inflation.
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NewsDebenhams shares may prove costly for Sports Direct
Sports Direct acquired shares in department store group Debenhams last week and might have paid more than they are worth.
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NewsFootasylum set for £170m valuation on AIM
Footasylum expects its market capitalisation to be £171.3m when it launches its IPO on AIM next week at the price of £1.64 per share.
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AnalysisBuy, sell or hold? Sports Direct takes stock of shares
Sports Direct has drafted in a head of strategic investments to review the shareholdings the retailer has built up in other businesses.
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NewsNew Sports Direct hire to review strategic stakes
Sports Direct has recruited a head of strategic investments who will review all the retailer’s stakes in other businesses.
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NewsSports Direct gears up for cycling store roll out
Sports Direct has snapped up triathlon specialist brand Tri UK and plans to roll out six new stores next year, including a Nottingham flagship.
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NewsUpdated: Footasylum confirms IPO as former JD boss joins
Footasylum will float on AIM next month as it gears up for store expansion and snaps up ex-JD boss Barry Bown to spearhead its expansion.
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NewsSports Direct axes nearly half of Debenhams concessions
Sports Direct has shuttered four out of nine of its concessions in Debenhams stores, two of which are in the department store’s Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsAngling Direct reels in rival fishing retailer Fosters
Angling Direct has snapped up rival Fosters Fishing as it presses ahead with its ambitious expansion plans.
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NewsMike Ashley firm's profits dented by Sports Direct woes
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley’s personal investment vehicle suffered a slump in profits last year amid a “tough trading environment” for the retailer.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Halfords' chief execs
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Halfords’ top executive spot.
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NewsToday in retail: JD expands, Sports Direct under fire
Sports retailers dominated headlines today as JD Sports ramped up its international expansion plans and Sports Direct ruffled feathers… again.
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NewsJD Sports nets stake in South Korean chain Hot-T
JD Sports has snapped up a stake in South Korean retailer Hot-T as it presses ahead with its international expansion push.
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NewsSports Direct challenged by MPs over courier payments
MPs have challenged Sports Direct over “deeply troubling” allegations from a whistle-blower that the retailer underpays its couriers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five lessons from JD Sports interim results
JD Sports has delivered another gangbuster set of results – but how can the retailer maintain momentum in the UK and overseas?
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NewsJD Sports exchanges contracts on Iberian merger
JD Sports has exchanged contracts on the merger of its Spanish and Portuguese business with Sport Zone, owned by local sportswear giant Sonae.
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NewsToday in retail: Dixons exec takes the wheel at Halfords
Halfords is revving its engine today after it bagged Dixons Carphone exec Graham Stapleton to succeed Jill McDonald, who is departing for M&S.