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UK: Sports Direct poised to net Hot Tuna
16 January 2012
Sporting goods and retail company Sports Direct is poised to acquire the Hot Tuna surf fashion brand in a GBP950,000 (US$1.45m) deal.
UK: JD Sports maintains FY guidance after Blacks buy
12 January 2012
Retailer JD Sports Fashion believes its full-year result will meet current expectations, despite its recent GBP20m (US$31m) acquisition of Blacks Leisure.
UK: Sports Direct urges OFT probe after Blacks sale
10 January 2012
Retailer Sports Direct has urged the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate the outdoor and sports retail markets following the sale of Blacks Leisure to rival JD Sports.
UK: JD Sports to buy Blacks Leisure in GBP20m deal
10 January 2012
Sportswear retailer JD Sports is to acquire Blacks Leisure Group, the UK's largest outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, from its administrators for GBP20m.
UK: JD Sports confirms "advanced" Blacks talks
9 January 2012
JD Sports today (9 January) confirmed that it is in "advanced discussions" with struggling outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure about buying its assets.
UK: Blacks to enter administration as part of sale plans
6 January 2012
Blacks Leisure Group today (6 January) said that it plans to enter administration as part of plans to sell the business.
UK: JD Sports maintains guidance despite downturn
23 November 2011
Retailer JD Sports Fashion is maintaining its guidance for the full year despite seeing a recent sales downturn – but the company warned that the Christmas trading period would be crucial to its fortunes.
UK: JD Sports loses GBP700,000 in stock through riots
21 September 2011
JD Sports says it lost some GBP700,000 (US$1m) in stock during the UK riots last month, but does not think the unrest will impact its full-year results.
UK: Retailers count the cost of riots
10 August 2011
UK retailers, already under pressure from a slowdown in consumer spending, are now counting the cost after four shocking days of rioting and looting in towns and cities across the UK caused widespread damage on the high street.
UK: JD Sports Fashion selects Centric PLM software
10 August 2011
Sports and casual wear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc has selected Centric Software to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software to help improve the product development process for its apparel lines.
UK: Sports Direct invests GBP7m in fashion firms
6 July 2011
UK sporting goods retailer Sports Direct International has bought a majority stake in two fashion firms - West Coast Capital (USC) and Cruise Clothing Ltd (Cruise) - in a deal worth GBP7.0m (US$11.2m).
LUXEMBOURG: Fila restructures EMEA licensing
4 July 2011
In its first major move since repurchasing the master license for its brand in Europe last January, Fila Luxembourg has agreed several long-term licensing deals for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region aimed at re-establishing the firm as a premier sport lifestyle brand.
Global news roundup
24 June 2011
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
UK: JD Sports buys Cecil Gee for GBP1.7m
20 June 2011
Retailer JD Sports has acquired men’s wear chain Cecil Gee, including eight of the brand’s stores, from Moss Bros for GBP1.7m (US$2.8m), the company has confirmed.
UK: JD Sports acquires Sprinter group
20 June 2011
UK retailer JD Sports Fashions has moved to acquire Spain’s Sprinter group in a deal that has cost the company EUR20m (US$29m).
UK: JD Sports sales decline “expected”
9 June 2011
Like-for-like sales at retail group JD Sports are down 2.8% on the year to date, but the company insists that trading remains in line with management expectations.
UK: JD Sports buys Peter Werth, Pink Soda
31 May 2011
Retailer JD Sports has moved to acquire the major assets of collapsed business Brand Acquisitions, including men’s wear label Peter Werth and women’s wear brand Pink Soda.
The week ahead on just-style...
18 April 2011
Taking a look at the week ahead for the footwear and apparel industry, here is a snapshot of just-style's latest news and insights agenda.
UK: JD Sports posts 28% FY profit rise
13 April 2011
UK sporting goods retailer JD Sports has posted strong full-year profits but is cautious about consumer spending in the year ahead.
UK: JJB gets backing for rescue plan
15 March 2011
Key investors in UK sporting goods retailer JJB Sports have backed a rescue plan that includes raising an extra GBP65m (US$104m) in funds - as long as it can cut a deal with landlords.
UK: JD drops interest in JJB
11 March 2011
UK sporting goods retailer JD Sports Fashion has decided against pursuing an offer for struggling rival JJB Sports.
UK: JJB Sports review threatens 95 stores
11 February 2011
Embattled sporting goods retailer JJB Sports has announced plans to close 45 under-performing stores in the UK and review a further 50 in the next two years.
In the money: JD lines up JJB offer
3 February 2011
It only takes a look back in time to see why JJB Sports is keen to discuss a takeover offer from rival JD Sports Fashion, after what has been a turbulent few years for the Wigan-based sporting goods retailer.
UK: JD in buyout talks with JJB
2 February 2011
UK sporting goods retailer JD Sports is in talks over a possible takeover bid for rival chain JJB Sports.
UK: JD Sports to acquire Champion
26 January 2011
Sporting goods retailer JD Sports Fashion is to acquire Irish sports brand Champion in a deal worth around EUR17m (GBP14.75m).
UK: JD Sports Christmas sales beat expectations
7 January 2011
Retailer JD Sports Fashion has increased its full-year profit forecast after recording “pleasing” Christmas sales that beat its own expectations.
UK: JD Sports like-for-like sales continue to edge up
16 November 2010
Like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland have continued to edge upwards, sports fashion and footwear retailer JD Sports said in a progress update today (16 November).
UK: JD Sports posts surge in H1 profit, revenue
21 September 2010
Retailer JD Sports Fashion reported a 70% surge in first-half profits, driven by double-digit revenue gains from its sports-themed stores in particular.
The week ahead on just-style...
20 September 2010
Taking a look at the week ahead for the footwear and apparel industry, here is news editor Joe Ayling's snapshot of just-style's latest news and insights agenda.
UK: World Cup boosts JD Sports Fashion sales
9 June 2010
JD Sports Fashion has reported a furthering improvement in its like for like trading performance since the end of January, as the influence of the football World Cup on trading begin to takes effect.
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