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Sainsbury’s, JD Sports and Dunelm all benefited from festive spending after lockdowns the year before
This is an outsized to-do over a £90m deal for a target with a 5% market share
UK sportswear retailer boosted by online spending and increased demand after lockdowns ended
Competition regulator stands by original decision to block purchase of smaller rival
Andrew Leslie loses seat after 11 years as shareholders show disapproval of pay policies
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Federal stimulus programmes have helped sports retailer’s US businesses
UK group shrugs off pandemic to push on with expansion through acquisitions
US expansion keeps Nike and Adidas onside; Ryanair burns cash awaiting clearance for take-off
Purchase of Baltimore’s DTLR Villa follows acquisition of California-based Shoe Palace
Full-year profits to be a third higher than City estimates
Geographic concentration and exposure to Latino and Hispanic communities key reasons for acquisition
Store chain will wind down operations next year, putting 12,000 jobs at risk, after JD Sports abandons rescue
Agreement on future of UK department store chain is expected within days
Arbitration body tells regulator to review decision, pointing to changed consumer behaviour
UK athleisure retailer expects full-year profits to be well ahead of forecasts
Segro’s sheds of appeal; CMA puts the boot in over Footasylum
Peter Cowgill says store openings will be curtailed unless there is ‘realism’ on leases
Leases put to torch; National Express boss hops on Persimmon bus; Naked Wine’s ambition
UK clothing and equipment chain employs 2,400 people in 67 stores
High street chain says watchdog has not fully accounted for the impact of Covid-19
Retailer delays release of full-year results to reflect impact of the pandemic
Consumers urged to stay calm and carry on spending as lockdown eases
Chairman accuses Sports Direct of participating in process for ‘own commercial interests’
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