All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 35
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NewsJD Sports profits and sales climb in ‘record’ half-year
JD Sports has posted a jump in profits and sales for its interim results, bolstered by international store expansion and online growth.
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GallerySports Direct: Southampton’s Selfridges of sport?
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has long repeated his desire to transform his business into the ‘Selfridges of sport’.
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AnalysisCan Sports Direct score with investors and shoppers again?
The Sports Direct saga took what, for many onlookers, appeared to be an unexpected twist at its annual general meeting in Shirebrook.
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NewsToday in retail: Sports Direct’s Hellawell survives
He had vowed to step down if he did not secure investor backing – and plenty had expected that to be the case today.
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NewsSports Direct chair Hellawell secures investor backing
Sports Direct’s chairman Keith Hellawell has been re-elected as chairman by the retailer’s independent shareholders at today’s AGM.
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NewsSports Direct reiterates profit ambitions ahead of AGM
Sports Direct said sales at its new stores “exceed our expectations” amid growing calls for chairman Keith Hellawell to step down at today’s AGM.
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NewsHalfords first-quarter sales driven by staycations
Halfords has unveiled an increase in first-quarter sales, which outgoing boss Jill McDonald attributed to the heightened popularity of holidaying in the UK.
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AnalysisAI in action: The transformation of retail
The opportunities presented by artificial intelligence are potentially transformative. And far from it being a technology of tomorrow, many retailers are already exploiting it.
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NewsAgenda: Halfords updates and Sports Direct hosts AGM
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from Halfords and Sports Direct’s AGM on the agenda.
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AnalysisWhat can retailers learn from the Edinburgh Fringe?
As the world’s largest arts festival, The Edinburgh Fringe, heads into its closing weekend, organisers and performers will be lauding another hugely successful event.
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NewsToday in retail: Maverick Mike Ashley strikes again
His football team may be struggling to rack up points, but Sports Direct Mike Ashley’s retail portfolio continues to amass stakes.
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NewsSports Direct in legal fight over Icelandic store
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is staging legal action over ownership of a store in Iceland.
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NewsFootfall drops as shoppers cut back on non-essentials
Overall shopper numbers fell last month at the steepest level since January as consumers start to rein in spending on non-essential items.
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NewsScalpel or axe? How retailers should seek to streamline
As the likes of Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Asda streamline their cost bases, Lawrence Hutter explores the departments where retail’s axe is likely to fall.
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GalleryStore gallery: Asics' new Regent Street flagship
Sports retailer and brand Asics has opened a global flagship on Regent Street in London, the first to house all four of the company’s brands.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: City of Culture Hull's retail renaissance
Retail Week’s roadtrip continues with a jaunt around the Northeast and Yorkshire, including a look at Hull’s retail regeneration and a visit to family-owned Pavers.
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NewsRibble Cycles poaches Boardman Bikes exec as new boss
Ribble Cycles has pedalled in Boardman Bikes managing director Andy Smallwood as its new chief executive.
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NewsSports Direct investors desert Ashley-owned firm
Sports Direct’s independent investors are deserting it, as some suspect the retailer may never resolve its corporate governance crisis.
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AnalysisFive lessons retailers can learn from Manchester United
With just one week to go until the new Premier League season kicks off, a host of contenders are preparing to do battle for the title.
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GalleryIn pictures: Sports Direct – the Selfridges of sport?
The claim by Sports Direct’s boss Mike Ashley that his stores will be “the Selfridges of sport” is nothing if not ambitious.