All DW Sports articles
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News briefsFrasers Group to introduce loyalty scheme across all brands
Frasers Group, the owner of Sports Direct, is set to launch a new membership program called Frasers Plus in the U.K. market. Speaking at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona on April 26, Frasers Group’s chief executive, Michael Murray, described the solution as the retailer’s version of Amazon Prime. Frasers ...
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ArticleFrasers Group to acquire some of DW’s gyms and stores
Frasers Group says that it has bought some of the gyms and sports stores of its rival Dave Whelan Sports group out of administration for £37 million (€41m-$48m). Its revenues wiped out by the coronavirus lockdown, DW Sports was placed in the hands of BDO Business Restructuring earlier this month, ...
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ArticleFrasers is reportedly bidding for DW Sports
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, formerly called Sports Direct International, has offered to pay more than £30 million (€31.3m-$39.1m) for DW Sports, according to the Sunday Times, or 33 percent more than the reported asking price for the chain. It’s not clear whether Ashley is bidding only for DW Sports’ 50 ...
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ArticleBritain’s DW Sports will close all its stores
DW Sports, a big operator of gyms and sporting goods stores across the UK, has entered into administration, a British form of insolvency. All its shops and some of the gyms are set to be closed down, putting 1,700 jobs at risk, but DW plans to work with its joint ...
