All Sports, leisure & outdoors articles – Page 67
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NewsSports Direct first-half profits soar as finance boss reveals retirement
Sports Direct underlying pre-tax profit jumped 16.9% to £146.2m in its half to October 27 as finance director Bob Mellor reveals he is to retire.
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NewsIn pictures: Sporting Pro opens central London flagship
Matalan’s sports fascia, Sporting Pro, opened its first London store on Kensington High Street this week.
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NewsJD Sports posts third-quarter like-for-like sales rise
JD Sports Fashion has recorded a rise in third-quarter like-for-like sales across its fashion and sportswear fascias.
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NewsJD snaps up etailer ActivInstinct as it expands outdoor division
JD Sports Fashion has taken a majority stake in outdoor and technical sporting clothing etailer ActivInstinct.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion takes controlling stake in outdoor retailer Tiso
JD Sports Fashion has bolstered its outdoor division by taking a controlling stake in Tiso Group, which has 10 stores in Scotland.
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AnalysisPeople: Who went where in retail - October
Doubtless a few eyebrows were raised in the City when it was reported that outgoing Burberry boss Angela Ahrendts was to receive a multimillion pound payout on becoming head of Apple’s global retail division. While the exact value of Ahrendts windfall has not been revealed ...
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NewsMountain Warehouse's overseas business to outgrow UK in next five years
Outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse is seeking to build an overseas business bigger than its UK operation in the next five years after its management team took full control of the retailer.
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NewsManagement buys out Mountain Warehouse
Mountain Warehouse’s management has taken full control of the outdoor clothing retailer and plans to expand its European store count to 300 shops.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges, Poundland and Mountain Warehouse
Retail news round-up November 4, 2013: Selfridges to invest £100m in stores revamp as sales rise; Poundland edges closer to IPO as it hires Rothschild; Mountain Warehouse management buy out Lloyds Banking Group in £85m deal
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NewsMike Ashley reduces Sports Direct stake in £106m share sale
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has sold a 2.7% stake in the retailer worth £106m just eight months after pledging not to sell any shares for a year.
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OpinionComment: Matalan’s Sporting Pro could be an interesting rival to Sports Direct
Matalan has just revealed that its first Sporting Pro store is to open in central London next month - the first of 14 new shops due to open before Christmas.
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NewsMatalan's Sporting Pro business to open first central London store
Matalan’s sports fascia Sporting Pro is to open its first store in central London on Kensington High Street next month.
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NewsSports Direct profit jump shows 'strength of business model'
Sports Direct group profit jumped 19.4% to £199.8m in the nine weeks to September 29 as sales advanced 15.1% to £463.7m.
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AnalysisPeople: Retail's main job moves in September
As summer makes way for autumn retailers are busy strengthening their top teams in preparation for the all-important Christmas trading period.
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NewsSports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey sells £6.46m of shares
Sports Direct chief executive Dave Forsey and finance director director Bob Mellors sold £6.46m worth of shares in the company yesterday.
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NewsHalfords extends exclusive Chris Boardman bike partnership
Halfords has extended its exclusive partnership with Olympic champion cyclist Chris Boardman to produce its high end Boardman bikes for another decade.
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NewsMatalan's Sporting Pro to launch website this week amid first store openings
Sporting Pro, the new sports fascia owned by value fashion chain Matalan, will launch its website in the next week as it prepares to open its first tranche of stores.
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NewsJD to take on Sports Direct in Oxford Street showdown
A fierce battle in sportswear is set to take centre stage on Oxford Street as JD Sports eyes a new flagship store to rival Sports Direct’s landmark opening on the famous shopping street.
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NewsIn pictures: Kathmandu to launch commuter targeted ad campaign as part of rebrand
Outdoor retailer Kathmandu will next week launch a new campaign targeting commuters fed up with the rat race as part of a rebrand of the outdoor specialist.
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NewsJD's sports stores sparkle as first-half profits soar to £10m
JD Sports Fashion’s pre-tax profits before exceptionals jumped from £2.9m to £10m in its half year as earnings soared at its sports fascia.