All Go Outdoors articles
Outdoor equipment retailer Go Outdoors has established a successful business model built around the gap in the market for a destination chain covering the whole of the outdoor pursuits market. The company has been owned by JD Sports since 2017 and forms a key part of its burgeoning outdoor division alongside Blacks, Millets and Tiso.
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AnalysisGo Outdoors boss wants to reinvent the business and solve retail’s weather problem
As Go Outdoors opens the “largest outdoor store in Europe”, Retail Week spoke to chief executive Lee Bagnall about the outdoors market, the outsized role weather plays in it and his mission to cater to everyone from dog walkers to mountaineers
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GalleryGo Outdoors has opened biggest outdoor store in Europe in York
JD Sports-owned specialist retailer Go Outdoors has opened the “biggest outdoor store in Europe” at Vangarde Shopping Park in York.
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NewsA former John Lewis site in York has been taken over by Go Outdoors
JD sports-owned specialist retailer Go Outdoors has taken over the former John Lewis site in York to unveil the “biggest outdoor store in Europe”.
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AnalysisThe White Company, Matalan and ProCook reveal marketing strategies for the year ahead
The White Company chief creative officer Mark Winstanley, Matalan omnichannel marketing director Jeff Howarth and ProCook chief marketing officer Angela Porter have spoken to Retail Week about why offline marketing remains critical in a new report out today
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Retail Navigator AnalysisGo Outdoors (Overview)
The UK’s high-profile outdoor equipment retailer Go Outdoors had established a successful business model built around the gap in the market for a destination chain covering the whole of the outdoor pursuits market. Its vision is to be “the nation’s favourite outdoor retailer”.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisGo Outdoors (SWOT)
Go Outdoors has nationwide coverage through 80-plus destination stores and the limited size of the network is now forming a good base for successful multichannel development. It is experimenting with smaller format high-street stores to reach more customers.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisGo Outdoors (People)
The business is headed up by Lee Bagnall as CEO/MD of JD Outdoors. Bagnall was COO at Go Outdoors ahead of its acquisition by JD in 2017.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisGo Outdoors (Financials)
Go Outdoors saw its revenues climb 7.0% for the 52 weeks ending 28 January 2023 (FY2022). The retailer said growth was mainly driven by its store being open without pandemic related restrictions.
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AnalysisBack from the brink – what’s next for retail’s Covid casualties?
The past few months have had a devastating impact on UK retail and swathes of chains have collapsed, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for some of these businesses. Retail Week takes a look at what the future holds for retail’s Covid casualties.
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NewsJD Sports boss says retail CVAs will ‘accelerate’ post-coronavirus
JD Sports executive chair Peter Cowgill has said the rate of retail pre-pack administrations and company voluntary arrangements (CVAS) will pick up in the wake of the pandemic.
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AnalysisGo Outdoors rent day pre-pack – is JD Sports right to shaft landlords?
JD Sports has become embroiled in controversy after putting subsidiary Go Outdoors into administration before promptly buying it back and seeking to secure better rent deals. But should JD be cheered or jeered?
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NewsJD Sports buys Go Outdoors back out of administration
JD Sports has bought its subsidiary Go Outdoors back for £56.5m in a bid to renegotiate better rents with landlords after putting the business into administration earlier this week.
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NewsJD Sports’ Go Outdoors brand tumbles into administration
JD Sports has confirmed the appointment of administrators for its struggling Go Outdoors brand, following days of speculation about the fascia’s future.
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NewsGo Outdoors buys Fishing Republic out of administration
Go Outdoors has acquired fishing retailer Fishing Republic out of administration today, saving the jobs of over 100 employees across its 14 stores.
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NewsAgenda: Primark, JD Sports, Debenhams and Bonmarché
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, JD Sports, Debenhams and Bonmarché on the agenda.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retail Week Awards winners
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on this year’s Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce, including winners Sir Malcolm Walker, Screwfix and Gymshark.
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NewsRetail Week Awards 2018: The winners
The best retailers are seizing opportunity in a rapidly changing landscape. From established names to rising stars, the Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce celebrate the industry’s trailblazers.
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NewsGo Outdoors profits and sales rise as it eyes expansion
Go Outdoors, which was acquired by JD Sports this year, posted a healthy boost in full-year sales bolstered by new stores.
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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 to open gym and store dual fascia
JD Sports is bolstering its fitness credentials by opening its first gym and store dual fascia in Salford this year.