All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 93
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NewsSports Direct to extend share bonus scheme after profits rise
Sports giant Sports Direct is to extend its bonus share scheme after partially attributing a sales and earnings rise to its success.
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NewsSports Direct distances itself from Adidas Japan price fixing probe
Sports Direct has distanced itself from the investigation that Adidas’ Japanese division is facing by the Fair Trade Commission in the country for allegedly coercing retailers in to not discounting Reebok’s EasyTone muscle-toning footwear.
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NewsIn Focus: Evans Cycles
It is refreshing to welcome a dynamic new specialist sector leader to Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s coverage: Evans Cycles.
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GalleryFoot Patrol, Berwick Street, London
Think trainers and you might picture Niketown at one end of the scale or perhaps JJB Sports, if funds are rather more limited, at the other.
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NewsJD lashes out as VAT rise is set to cost it £16m in lost sales next year
JD Sports Fashion has condemned the Government’s VAT rise, arguing it is set to lose about £16m in sales next year due to the 2.5 percentage point increase.
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NewsFormer Tesco director Colin Holmes replaces Lovering as Go Outdoors chairman
Former Tesco director Colin Holmes has replaced John Lovering as chairman of Go Outdoors.
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NewsGo Outdoors chairman John Lovering stands down
Go Outdoors chairman John Lovering has stepped down from the retailer.
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NewsJD Sports "extremely cautious" on outlook despite profits surge
JD Sports Fashion pretax profits surged 28% to £78.6m in the 52 weeks to January 29 yet the retailer remains “extremely cautious” on the outlook.
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NewsRampant Sporting opens first store
Sports heritage brand Rampant Sporting opened its first store this week with plans for further expansion.
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NewsJJB Sports to improve 'retail basics' with £65m fundraising
Sports retailer JJB Sports has said its intended £65m fundraising will help provide management with greater operational flexibility and the money to fund to its turnaround plan.
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NewsDW Sports joins buying group Intersport
DW Sports, set up by JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan, has joined sportswear buying group Intersport.
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NewsSports Direct appoints former Irish politician as non-exec director
Sports Direct has appointed former Irish politician Charles McCreevy as non-executive director.
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NewsJJB granted second shot at survival after CVA agreed
JJB Sports has been given the green light for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) by creditors and shareholders in order to stave off administration.
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AnalysisBehind the scenes at Sports Direct
Chief executive Dave Forsey gives Gemma Goldfingle the inside perspective on Sports Direct and takes her on a tour of its Shirebrook nerve centre.
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NewsJJB to reveal result of life-saving CVA today
Troubled sports retailer JJB Sports has said it expects to reveal the results of its company voluntary arrangement (CVA) meetings later today.
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NewsJJB CVA gets landlord Hammerson's backing
JJB Sports’ proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA) has been further bolstered as it wins landlord Hammerson’s backing.
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NewsGo Outdoors to sell stake to private equity
Outdoors specialists Go Outdoors is poised to sell a minority stake to a private equity firm to fund its expansion plans.
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NewsAmerican Golf owner kicks off £80m sale talks
Lloyds Development Capital is understood to have started talks with financial advisers over a sale of American Golf for up to £80m.
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NewsSports Direct throws down gauntlet to rival Decathlon
Sports Direct chief forecasts the pair will fight it out for global dominance over the next 10 years
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NewsMarkets are shaken by Japanese disaster
The earthquake in Japan shook the stock markets worldwide as investors assessed what the costs, commercial as well as human, might be.