All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 49
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NewsSports Direct raises stake in Findel to close to 30%
Sports Direct has upped its stake in Findel to nearly 30% – close to the point at which it would have to table a formal bid.
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NewsJD Sports completes on €26.5m Dutch deal after competition clearance
JD Sports has completed its €26.5m (£20.9m) deal to acquire beleaguered Dutch chains Perry Sport and Aktiesport from Unlimited Sports Group.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Next warning on economy, BHS's CVA and Sports Direct
Next unveils its full-year results and looks ahead to 2016 among the other biggest stories in The Retail Week on March 24.
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AnalysisOpinion: How much will Mike Ashley's own goal cost Sports Direct?
Will Mike Ashley be chewing on an Easter egg this weekend reflecting on whether he should have kept his mouth shut just days earlier?
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NewsFindel hails ‘improvement in sales performance’ months after profit warning
Findel has hailed “an improvement” in sales performance, just two months after it warned on profits following a tough third quarter.
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NewsJD Sports inks €26.5m deal for Dutch chains Perry Sport and Aktiesport
JD Sports has struck a €26.5m (£20.9m) deal to acquire beleaguered Dutch chains Perry Sport and Aktiesport from Unlimited Sports Group.
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NewsSports Direct admits full-year profits will be near bottom of target range
Sports Direct has clarified its full-year profits are expected to be at the bottom of its target range, after comments by boss Mike Ashley.
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NewsSports Direct's share price tumbles as MPs launch fresh attack on Ashley
Sports Direct’s share price has nosedived today after founder Mike Ashley admitted the embattled retailer is “in trouble”.
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NewsWiggle launches bike servicing and repair offer for London customers
Sports etailer Wiggle is trialling a bike servicing and repair option to shoppers within the M25 as it looks to further diversify its business.
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NewsData: Sports Direct’s media battering fails to deter shoppers
More than half of shoppers have said negative coverage of Sports Direct has not deterred them from visiting the retailer, a poll has found.
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NewsSports Direct's Mike Ashley shuns 'showboating' MP inquiry
Sports Direct’s founder Mike Ashley has accused MPs of “showboating” and said he will challenge being formally summoned to a parliamentary select committee.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Ocado
Retail news round-up on March 22, 2016: Mike Ashley brands MPs who wants to question him as "joke", and Ocado founder may sell stake to fund divorce battle.
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NewsJD Sports in talks to acquire 189 stores in the Netherlands
JD Sports is on course to boost its footprint in the Netherlands with the acquisition of 189 shops from Unlimited Sports Group (USG).
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NewsEvans pedals to success by tailoring Pinnacle brand to UK consumers
Evans Cycles’ Pinnacle bike line delivered impressive results and won it the XPO Logistics Own-Brand Range/Product of the Year award.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Asda
Retail news round-up on March 17, 2016: Mike Ashley gets week's second ultimatum to appear for hearing and Asda announces job cuts.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and food waste
Retail news round-up on March 16, 2016: Business Committee to formally summon Mike Ashley and supermarkets to curb food waste by a fifth.
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NewsSports Direct founder Mike Ashley to be formally ordered before MPs
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley will be formally ordered to appear before MPs who want to grill him over the treatment of workers.
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NewsGo Outdoors unveils multi-million pound push into cycling
Go Outdoors is upping its focus on cycling with a multi-million pound investment in new dedicated in-store departments.
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NewsSports Direct tycoon Ashley ‘disgusted’ by ‘deliberately antagonistic’ MPs
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has reacted angrily to MPs who threatened him with being in contempt of Parliament.
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GalleryStore gallery: London's West End springs into the new season
There is diversity in the visual merchandising approaches being taken by retailers on London’s Oxford Street, but common themes emerge.