Sport & Leisure
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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 Bobโs 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 ยฃ30m bid for DW Sports
Mike Ashleyโs Frasers Group has reportedly made a takeover bid for former rival Dave Whelanโs DW Sports. According to the…
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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. In a…
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3 June
Angling Direct reports ยฃ1.5m net loss in FY results
Fishing tackle and equipment retailer Angling Direct has reported net losses of ยฃ1.5m in its full-year results, attributing the decline…
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Mar- 2020 -25 March
Government urges Sports Direct and JD Wetherspoon to support employees
Boris Johnson has warned Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley to โexpect consequencesโ if he does not follow the recent guidelines…
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Feb- 2020 -21 February
Gymshark launches its first physical retail store in Covent Garden
Gymshark London has announced the opening of its first ever retail store in Covent Garden.ย The activewear brandโs first bricks-and-mortar…
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18 February
Angling Direct profits hit by flooding despite 26.5% spike in revenues
Fishing tackle and equipment retailer Angling Direct has said winter flooding has impacted profits despite reporting a 26.5% increase in…
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17 February
Adidas to appoint Thomas Rabe as new chairman
Sportswear brand Adidas has said in a statement it intends to appoint Thomas Rabe as its new chairman, following a…
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11 February
Shoppers could ‘lose out’ in JD Footasylum merger, says CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that the proposed ยฃ90m takeover of Footasylum by sportswear rival JD…
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