Sport & Leisure
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Dec- 2020 -15 December
JD Sports acquires Shoe Palace
JD Sports has announced the acquisition of US-based Shoe Palace, purchasing 100% of both the issued shares in the Shoe…
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10 December
Frasers Group reports 30% rise in half-year profits
Frasers Group has reported a 29.1% surge in after-tax profit to £84m in the 26 weeks to 25 October. The…
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Nov- 2020 -18 November
Halfords profits double in ‘very strong’ H1
Halfords has welcomed a “very strong” half-year of trading, with pre-tax profit soaring 116.2% to £56m in the half-year ended…
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16 November
Tribunal reverses CMA’s block of JD Sports’ Footasylum takeover
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has overturned the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) decision to block JD Sports’ acquisition of…
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Oct- 2020 -1 October
Halfords raises expectations amid ‘positive momentum’
Halfords has announced that its pre-tax profit in the first half of the year is now expected to be in…
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Sep- 2020 -8 September
Cycling surge boosts sales at Halfords
Halfords has delivered a “strong” trading performance in the first half of its FY21, with like-for-like sales up by 5%…
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Aug- 2020 -26 August
Frasers Group to review Bob’s stores after Nike ends deal
Frasers Group has announced it has placed its US subsidiary Bob’s Stores under review after sportswear giant Nike ended its…
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24 August
Frasers Group buys DW Sports out of administration
Frasers Group has snapped up the assets of Dave Whelan Sports (DW Sports) from its administrators for a sum of…
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17 August
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes £30m bid for DW Sports
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has reportedly made a takeover bid for former rival Dave Whelan’s DW Sports.
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Jun- 2020 -22 June
JD Sports in talks to appoint administrators for Go Outdoors
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports is reportedly lined up to bring in administrators for its Go Outdoors business.
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