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• As Sports Direct chases dying stores, JD wins 'athleisure' race

  14-01-2019 22:05
  Mike Ashley’s obsession with Debenhams means Sports Direct shares have dived as he loses out in sports retail sectorCompare and contrast. One of the UK’s sporting goods retailers, Sports Direct, seems to want to act as undertaker to the UK’s department store sector. The other big player, JD Sports, is following a simpler plan to sell expensive branded trainers and “athleisure” garments to more people in more places. There are no prizes for guessing which strategy is
  
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• India’s ecommerce crackdown upends big foreign players

  14-01-2019 21:41
  Walmart and Amazon braced for impact of new rules designed to aid smaller retailers
  
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• JD Sports: working out

  14-01-2019 17:36
  Retailer needs to stay fit, given its ambitions
  
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• Bears, Oh My! Build-A-Bear warns of ’significant’ UK challenges

  14-01-2019 16:06
  Brexit and European privacy law help knock stuffing out of American toy company
  
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• Stanfords launches new flagship London store

  14-01-2019 15:58 via theretailbulletin.com
  Travel bookstore Stanfords has opened its new London flagship store at Mercer Walk in Covent Garden.
  
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• JD Sports sales race ahead despite high street slowdown

  14-01-2019 10:14
  Clothing retailer to expand international presence after buying Finish Line chain in USJD Sports has upgraded its profit outlook following strong Christmas sales, and is stepping up its expansion in the US, where it has opened its first five stores.Britain’s biggest sports retailer has been riding the athleisure boom – sportswear designed to be worn outside the gym – which has helped it avoid the collapse in fashion sales seen in other parts of the high street. Retailers are ba
  
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• Seasalt posts record Christmas sales

  14-01-2019 10:11 via theretailbulletin.com
  Lifestyle fashion brand Seasalt has said it enjoyed record Christmas trading with retail sales increasing by 35% year-on-year in the five weeks ending 5 January.
  
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• Shop Direct benefits from strong performance at Very

  14-01-2019 09:15 via theretailbulletin.com
  Shop Direct, the owner of Very and Littlewoods, saw its group revenue increase by 3.7% in the run-up to Christmas.
  
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• New Look seeks to slash long-term debt in turnround plan

  14-01-2019 09:05
  Capital raising comes amid ‘very challenging’ conditions in retail
  
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• New Look plan seeks to slash long-term debt

  14-01-2019 09:05
  Capital raising comes amid sharp downturn in trading in December
  
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• JD Sports defies retail gloom with upbeat Christmas trading

  14-01-2019 08:48
  Retailer holds margins steady as it avoids ‘reactive’ discounting
  
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• JD Sports makes good progress

  14-01-2019 08:44 via theretailbulletin.com
  Sportswear retailer JD Sports has reported that sales across its global sports fashion fascias increased by 15% in the 48 weeks to 5 January.
  
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• Retail footfall down 2.6% in December

  14-01-2019 07:53 via theretailbulletin.com
  New figures have revealed that December retail footfall was down 2.6% year-on-year.
  
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• Short sellers bet on further pain for UK retailers

  14-01-2019 05:00
  Hedge funds extend expectations of poor performance beyond bricks-and-mortar stores
  
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