All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 42
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NewsSports Direct profits plunge following failure to hedge
Sports Direct has reported sinking profits in a “tough” half year, as its failure to hedge in the aftermath of the referendum hits the business.
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NewsFestive shop prices will be lower than three years ago
Shop prices will be lower than they were three years ago this Christmas, but inflationary pressures are poised to emerge in the new year.
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NewsThis week in retail: How match fit is Sports Direct?
Sports Direct has faced such a media storm this year, the fact that the group is still running nearly 500 UK stores has almost become a sideshow.
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NewsAgenda: Sports Direct and Ocado post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Sports Direct and Ocado, plus the latest retail sales data on the agenda.
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OpinionOpinion: Brands can learn how to sell from retailers
Retailers ask themselves what future role their stores can play in order to stay relevant to customers.
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OpinionOpinion: JD looks well set to continue winning streak
Consumers may have flocked to pick up a bargain during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend, but retailers were busy bagging deals of their own.
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NewsSports Direct's auditor faces probe over delivery deal
Sports Direct’s auditor, Grant Thornton, is being investigated over an alleged undisclosed deal between the retailer and Mike Ashley’s older brother.
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NewsJD Sports buys Go Outdoors in £112m deal
JD Sports has acquired specialist Go Outdoors for £112.3m cash, which includes 58 stores across the UK.
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NewsSports Direct's Ashley challenges MPs to live TV debate
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has invited MPs back to the retailer’s warehouse in Shirebrook to take part in a “live televised” debate.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct, Asda and more
Retail news round-up: Mike Ashley invites in MPs, Asda steps away from Black Friday, and Edinburgh Woollen Mill not guilty of mislabelling
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DataOnline retail scorecard: Compare top retail websites
In Black Friday week, when online retail comes into its own, we look at how the top retailers’ sites compare.
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NewsStore gallery: Assos wheels in to London's West End
Swiss cycling brand Assos is today opening the doors on a new “concept” store in London – its first shop outside its domestic market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will King help Evans take the cycling crown?
Evans Cycles faced an uphill battle last year as the UK cycling market endured a few wobbles.
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NewsAgenda: Asda, B&M and Majestic Wine update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with Asda, B&M and grocery sales figures all on the agenda.
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NewsHalfords profits plunge but like-for-likes creep up
Halfords like-for-likes inched up across the group’s retail and autocentre segments but profits plunged in its half-year results.
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NewsMP urges Mike Ashley to explain alleged bugging
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has been urged to explain an alleged bid by the company to spy on MPs with a secret camera.
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NewsSports Direct denies ‘spying’ on MPs during visit
Sports Direct has said it did not authorise or have “any knowledge of” the recording device found by MPs during a meeting at the retailer’s headquarters.
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NewsSports Direct in spying storm after MPs' Shirebrook visit
Sports Direct has been accused of spying on MPs with a recording device after they made a surprise visit to the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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NewsEvans Cycles wheels in former Dobbies boss Andy King
The private-equity owner of Evans Cycles has appointed former Dobbies Garden Centres boss Andy King as chief executive.
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NewsAgenda: M&S, Sainsbury's, Halfords and SuperGroup
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with financial updates from Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Burberry, Halfords and SuperGroup all on the agenda.