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Sports Direct voted “worst” sports shop in Britain by customers

2021-05-10T17:25:00Z

Sports Direct has been ranked as the U.K.’s worst sports shop, according to a survey conducted by a consumer specialist agency, Which? The poll asked 10,909 members of Which? and the general public in November about their most recent experiences of purchasing outdoor and sporting equipment at 29 of Britain’s ...

Infographics & Data

The largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe - Q1 2021 Update

2021-05-10T06:56:00Z

This exclusive interactive chart shows the largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe ranked by the number of website visitors in Q1 2021, with % changes vs June-August 2020. Included are regular sporting goods retailers and pure e-tailers. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

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Sports Direct is ordered to pay back rent

2021-04-26T17:25:00Z

The U.K.’s High Court has ordered Frasers Group, the parent of Sports Direct and many other companies, to pay rent arrears to the landlords of one of its stores, which has been forced to stay closed for several weeks because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The judge supported the claims of ...

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Sports Direct launches long-term initiative to drive gender equality in sports

2021-03-29T16:43:00Z

Sports Direct has unveiled a new initiative and campaign, called “Equal Play,” which is meant to address inequalities in sports and help close the gender gap over the next four years and beyond. The project has been informed by a new study, commissioned by the British sports retailer with Women ...

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Sports Direct to sponsor Cork GAA

2021-01-05T17:12:00Z

Sports Direct has agreed a new sponsorship deal with the Cork county board that makes the U.K.-based sports retailer the new sponsor of the county’s football and hurling teams. According to reports in the Sunday Times, the agreement is worth €2 million over the next five years and also includes ...

Analysis

Analysis: The European Sports Retail Market

2020-11-26T17:32:00Z

This is an exclusive, yearly statistic only available for subscribers of SGI Europe. It includes revenue and market share development of the major sporting goods retailers in 15 European countries.

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Frasers opens its first multi-brand store

2020-10-31T17:37:00Z

Britain’s Frasers Group , formerly Sports Direct International , opened its first multi-brand store on Oct. 31. The initiative stems from Frasers’ “elevation programme,” under the leadership of Michael Murray . The 51,000-square-foot premises are located at the Cascades Shopping Centre in the British city of Portsmouth and feature products ...

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Ranking - The Largest Sporting Goods Retailers Worldwide

2020-10-29T16:30:00Z

This exclusive chart shows the revenue development of the major global sporting goods retailers in 2019 vs 2018. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

Analysis

Analysis: The 10 major European sports retailers online

2020-10-15T17:08:00Z

The online retail business in the sporting goods sector has been growing stronger and stronger in recent years, find out which players are the real winners.

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Ranking - The largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe

2020-10-08T15:50:00Z

This exclusive chart shows the largest e-commerce sports shops in Europe ranked by website visitors. Included are sporting goods retailer and e-tailer. The chart and data can be downloaded. This is exclusive data and analysis for Premium Members.

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Frasers Group survives an annus horribilis

2020-08-21T09:19:00Z

The management of Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct International, said the past year will likely be remembered as the most challenging year in the history of the company. It cited political uncertainty around Brexit, the Covid-19 crisis and a Belgian tax investigation for an amount of €674 million. ...

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Frasers to open multi-brand store

2020-08-06T11:29:00Z

Frasers Group is reportedly setting up a multi-brand store at Fosse Park in the British city of Leicester. The store will measure 90,000 square feet, with 50,000 devoted mostly to the Flannels banner and the rest mostly to Sports Direct , each having a separate entrance. The store ...