All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 82
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NewsJJB founder Whelan signals interest in up-for-sale retailer
JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan could step in to take over some of the retailer’s stores.
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AnalysisAnalysis: JJB Sports - what went wrong?
As JJB Sports frantically searches for a buyer to secure its future, Retail Week looks at where the retailer, which used to be the clear sportswear market leader, went wrong.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who might buy JJB Sports?
JJB Sports has today hired KPMG to handle a sale of the business after continued poor trading. Retail Week takes a look at who might be interested in the struggling sportswear retailer.
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NewsJJB must submit survival plan within two weeks
JJB Sports’ management team has less than two weeks to finalise a restructuring plan.
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NewsSports Direct inks Rangers deal after it ends JJB relationship
Sports Direct has signed a joint venture with football club Rangers to sell its merchandise.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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NewsJJB Sports ends Rangers merchandise deal as Ashley prepares to take stake in club
JJB Sports has agreed to end its merchandising deal with Rangers Football Club ahead of rival Sports Direct’s owner Mike Ashley taking a stake in the club.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is it RIP for JJB?
Another day, another story proclaiming the end is nigh for JJB Sports. Today it was the turn of JJB founder Dave Whelan to put his two pennies worth in, claiming the retailer’s future looked bleak.
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NewsJJB founder David Whelan raises concerns over retailer's survival
The founder of JJB Sports David Whelan said the future looks bleak for the struggling sports chain after US backer Dick’s Sporting Goods wrote off the value of its investment in the retailer yesterday.
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OpinionComment: Opportunity knocks at SuperGroup
Just as SuperGroup looked to be getting a stable management in place, the fashion retailer has suffered the sudden loss of its co-founder and chief executive for wholesale and international.
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NewsWiggle reports "best ever" week driven by Olympics
Summer sales at Wiggle hit a record high last week pedalled by the Olympics and success of Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins.
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NewsJJB shareholder Dick's writes off investment
JJB Sports shareholder Dick’s Sporting Goods has written off the value of its investment in the retailer just five months after injecting £20m into the struggling chain.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Mike Hedgecox, People and stores director, Evans Cycles
Mike Hedgecox, People and stores director at Evans Cycles, tells Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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NewsJJB Sports eyed by Jon Moulton's Better Capital
Private equity tycoon Jon Moulton is understood to have offered to buy struggling sportswear retailer JJB Sports.
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AnalysisProfile: Beverley Williams, interim chief executive, JJB Sports
The low-profile former boss of La Senza brings a wealth of experience to ailing JJB Sports as it aims to close the gap on rival Sports Direct.
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NewsJJB Sports investors plot turnaround plan
JJB Sports’ biggest investor Invesco is considering forcing through a restructure of the troubled sportswear retailer to speed up its turnaround plan.
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AnalysisAnalysis: JJB Sports in battle to avoid relegation
The sportswear retailer is in a parlous state with sales in decline, and it is in need of further refinancing.
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AnalysisProfile: Dennis Millard, interim executive chairman, Halfords
The interim executive chairman of Halfords assumes former boss David Wild’s responsibilities at a challenging time.
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NewsJJB appoints former La Senza director as interim chief executive
Embattled sports retailer JJB Sports is understood to have appointed former La Senza commercial director Beverley Williams as interim chief executive following the sudden departure of Keith Jones on Friday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: JJB's new boss has an Olympian task ahead
The battle to save JJB has taken its toll on boss Keith Jones but who will be the next retailer to enter the fray?