All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 66
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NewsStore of the week: Asics’ flagship store incorporates a New York icon
Asics’ flagship New York store combines store design standards with an unexpected prop to associate the retailer with the Big Apple.
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NewsMike Ashley eyes Evans Cycles acquisition to bolster Sports Direct business
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley is competing against a number of retail names in a bid to buy Evans Cycles.
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NewsStore gallery: Decathlon tests first click-and-collect store in London Tube station
Decathlon aims to raise brand awareness with its standalone click-and-collect format, which it is trialling in Old Street Tube station in London.
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NewsHalfords boss Matt Davies denies business will suffer after he joins Tesco
Halfords boss Matt Davies has denied that his departure for Tesco will be detrimental to the business because of the foundations he has laid.
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NewsMike Ashley to sell 2.6% stake in Sports Direct worth £117m
Mike Ashley is selling over 15 million shares equating to a 2.6% stake in Sports Direct through Goldman Sachs for £117m.
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NewsHalfords like-for-likes surge as shoppers snap up bikes for Christmas
Halfords recorded strong like-for-like growth over Christmas as cycling sales surged with customers buying children’s bikes as presents.
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NewsMountain Warehouse's Christmas sales soar on bricks-and-clicks strategy
Mountain Warehouse saw sales soar over the Christmas period, driven by the outdoor clothing retailer’s bricks-and-clicks strategy.
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NewsJD Sports sales soar over Christmas after dumping Bank fashion chain
JD Sports has reported a sales surge across the Christmas trading period after offloading its struggling young fasion fascia Bank.
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NewsNRF: Macy's and Lululemon outline the benefits of RFID tagging
US department store group Macy’s and sportswear brand LuluLemon outlined the benefits of embedding RFID tags in products at the NRF conference.
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NewsDick's Sporting Goods rumoured to be in talks to go private
US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods is reportedly holding early-stage conversations with a number of buyout firms about going private.
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GalleryStore gallery: Decathlon picks up the pace with Croydon store opening
Decathlon is embarking on an opening spree to treble its UK store tally in three years. Retail Week visits the new branch in Croydon.
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NewsDecathlon plans to open 50 more UK stores in next three years
The French sports retailer aims to open up to 50 stores in the next three years and says it sees the potential for up to 100 UK shops.
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NewsDecathlon to open Croydon store as it slashes prices
Decathlon will open its first London store for 15 years and the sports retailer said it had slashed prices on over 4,000 products this year.
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NewsFormer JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie jailed for four years over fraud
Chris Ronnie, the former boss of JJB Sports, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of fraud furnishing false information.
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NewsStore Gallery: Halfords reopens Cycle Republic after five-year hiatus
Halfords chief executive Matt Davies opened the company’s first Cycle Republic store today (December 12), five years after shelving the brand.
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NewsLululemon limbering up for UK expansion with four new stores
Yoga and sportswear retailer Lululemon is in talks to open four new stores in the UK as it prepares to expand into mainland Europe.
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NewsEvans Cycles' private equity owner eyes £100m sale of company
Evans Cycles’ head of marketing has confirmed that a sale is “one of the options” being considered by the retailer’s private equity owner.
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OpinionComment: Lessons to learn from Colombia’s retail success story
Colombia’s booming retail sector provides a glimpse of the opportunities available to businesses looking to expand overseas.
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NewsJD Sports offloads struggling young fashion chain Bank
JD Sports Fashion has sold its struggling young fashion business Bank and has stated it will focus on investing in its sports fascias.
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NewsEx-JJB Sports chief executive Chris Ronnie found guilty of fraud
Former JJB Sports chief executive Chris Ronnie has been found guilty of a £1m fraud that helped to fund a luxury lifestyle.