All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 60
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NewsHalfords' We Fit branded lorry fails to fit under a low bridge
It’s always going to be embarrassing getting your lorry stuck under a bridge, especially if it is emblazoned with the slogan ‘We Fit’.
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AnalysisEmerging retailer: Sportpursuit - specialist flash Sale site
Secret Sale specialist Sportpursuit, which was launched in 2011, aims to create rather than respond to online consumer demand.
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NewsJD Sports secures five former Kiddicare stores to expand Ultimate Outdoors chain
JD Sports has secured five former Kiddicare stores as it prepares to roll out its Ultimate Outdoors fascia, Retail Week understands.
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NewsSports Direct's Debenhams share acquisition: what the analysts say
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct added another 4.6% to its stake in Debenhams. Retail Week looks at what the City thinks of the move.
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NewsSports Direct ups stake in Debenhams to 11.2% as its rolls out concessions
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has upped its stake in Debenhams by a further 4.6%, just days after it put a £43m bet on Tesco.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Debenhams, John Lewis Partnership and Ted Baker
Retail news round-up on October 3, 2014: Sports Direct ups Debs stake, John Lewis’ sales surge, Dunelm sales soar, Ted Baker expands into tall and cycling clothes.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Decathlon, Ocado and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up on October 2, 2014: Decathlon to trial smaller store format; Ocado boss Steiner predicts online will acount for 40% of grocery sales in ten years; and supermarket shares hit 11-year low.
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NewsDecathlon eyes small stores and click-and-collect points to expand in UK
Decathlon is on a growth drive across the UK with plans to trial smaller stores and click-and-collect points, Retail Week understands.
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NewsFindel to report first H1 profit in six years as it considers Kitbag sale
Findel is set to report a profit before tax in the first half of its year for the first time in six years and is considering selling off its Kitbag business.
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GalleryStore gallery: Puma’s Johannesburg store streaks ahead of the competition
Puma Select’s Johannesburg store uses adapted and repurposed store design principals to create an innovative and flexible visual design.
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NewsSports Direct takes £43m put option on Tesco as leading investor cuts stake
Billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has agreed a put option covering 23 million shares in troubled grocer Tesco.
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NewsHalfords to roll out bike-only format to tap into London cycling boom
Halfords is to roll out cycling-only format Cycle Republic to take advantage of the boom in bike ownership in London.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion eyes overseas expansion outside of Europe
JD Sports Fashion is mulling expanding its core JD fascia outside of Europe in the next three years as its overseas business takes off.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion doubles profits in the first half
JD Sports Fashion doubled its profits in the six months to August 2 as the retailer’s sales jumped 27%.
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OpinionMarketing campaign: House of Fraser blows away pampered image of modern man
Powerful poster campaigns are few and far between these days so when they do appear, as in HoF’s latest ad, they are all the more striking.
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InterviewQ&A: Net-a-Porter Group, chief information officer, Hugh Fahy
Hugh Fahy, chief information officer for the Net-a-Porter Group speaks to Retail Week about his non-retail background and proudest achievement.
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NewsSports Direct faces legal challenge over zero-hours staff excluded from bonus
Sports Direct faces a fresh legal challenge over its zero-hours contracts after 250 ex-employees joined forces to object to being excluded from a bonus scheme.
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NewsSports Direct first-quarter profits surge despite disappointing World Cup
Sports Direct sales surged 12.2% to £711.2m and gross profit jumped 11.8% to £301.2m in its first quarter, despite a disappointing World Cup.
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GalleryStore gallery: JD Sports' Trafford Centre store races into the future
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has revamped its Trafford Centre store in Manchester to create a branch that points the way forward for the group.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What should we learn from this year’s marketing campaigns?
With the Commonwealth Games finished, retailers are at the end of a packed summer of sport which also included the World Cup and three legs of the Tour de France in England.