All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 68
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NewsHalfords to roll out bike-only format to tap into London cycling boom
Halfords is to roll out cycling-only format Cycle Republic to take advantage of the boom in bike ownership in London.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion eyes overseas expansion outside of Europe
JD Sports Fashion is mulling expanding its core JD fascia outside of Europe in the next three years as its overseas business takes off.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion doubles profits in the first half
JD Sports Fashion doubled its profits in the six months to August 2 as the retailer’s sales jumped 27%.
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OpinionMarketing campaign: House of Fraser blows away pampered image of modern man
Powerful poster campaigns are few and far between these days so when they do appear, as in HoF’s latest ad, they are all the more striking.
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InterviewQ&A: Net-a-Porter Group, chief information officer, Hugh Fahy
Hugh Fahy, chief information officer for the Net-a-Porter Group speaks to Retail Week about his non-retail background and proudest achievement.
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NewsSports Direct faces legal challenge over zero-hours staff excluded from bonus
Sports Direct faces a fresh legal challenge over its zero-hours contracts after 250 ex-employees joined forces to object to being excluded from a bonus scheme.
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NewsSports Direct first-quarter profits surge despite disappointing World Cup
Sports Direct sales surged 12.2% to £711.2m and gross profit jumped 11.8% to £301.2m in its first quarter, despite a disappointing World Cup.
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GalleryStore gallery: JD Sports' Trafford Centre store races into the future
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has revamped its Trafford Centre store in Manchester to create a branch that points the way forward for the group.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What should we learn from this year’s marketing campaigns?
With the Commonwealth Games finished, retailers are at the end of a packed summer of sport which also included the World Cup and three legs of the Tour de France in England.
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GalleryStore gallery: American Golf’s London flagship is a monument to golf
Specialist sports retailer American Golf has opened a flagship store in the City that will provide a template for future launches.
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NewsDragons' Den judges on their bikes after cycling brand success
The Fat Lad at the Back cycling brand was given the red light by the dragons, only to be stocked by Evans Cycles the day after the show aired.
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AnalysisIn the news: American Golf interim boss Alan Fort profiled
When it emerged last week that Alan Fort had taken the reins at American Golf temporarily, observers would be forgiven for wondering whether the golf specialist had issues to confront.
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GalleryStore gallery: JD’s new store heads for the great outdoors
Ultimate Outdoors is the latest store offering from JD Sports, caters for everyone heading for hill, fell and lake. Retail Week takes a look.
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NewsMarketing campaign: Foot Locker hires forgetful basketball players
All you need is a short memory to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time claims the new Foot Locker advert.
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NewsAmerican Golf drafts in Alan Fort following CEO and CFO exits
American Golf has parachuted in Alan Fort, best known as a restructuring expert, to lead the business on an interim basis following the departure of its chief executive and chief financial officer.
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AnalysisIn the news: Direct Golf founder John Andrew profiled
John Andrew, founder of 20-store golfing specialist Direct Golf, received backing from an industry titan last week when Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct took an equity stake in the business.
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OpinionComment: Online retailers becoming physical retailers, the jury’s out
Pro Direct’s first physical store shows that the barrier between the real and virtual retail worlds may be higher than many imagine.
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NewsOffice is believed to be preparing for stock market flotation in 2015
Office is believed to be preparing for a stock market flotation of the business that would value the company at £300m.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Adidas’s World Cup marketing was the biggest in the brand’s history
Discover the strategy that design agency Fitch used to mastermind Adidas’s biggest ever marketing campaign for the World Cup.
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AnalysisThe European sportswear market: what do retailers need to know?
As Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley sets out his aggressive stance on European expansion, Retail Week looks at the sportswear market on the Continent.