Sport & Leisure

The Entertainer reports 29% increase in profits to £14.7m

Toy retailer The Entertainer has defied the high-street gloom and reported a 29% increase in pre-tax profits to £14.7m. According…

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Sports Direct delay results for second time

Sports Direct has again delayed the release of its latest financial results and has asked investors for more time, insisting…

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Sports Direct retail chief leaves after 28 years

Sports Direct’s head of retail operations, Karen Byers, is stepping down from her position with immediate effect after 28 years,…

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Early Learning Centre sold to The Entertainer for £13.5m

Mothercare has sold its Early Learning Centre (ELC) brand to toy retailer The Entertainer for £13.5m. The deal comes as…

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Lego looks to break China despite cutting 8% of workforce

Lego has announced it is looking to expand into China despite the fact it is set to cut 8% of…

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Build-A-Bear lowers UK trading expectations due to ‘significant’ Brexit challenges

Build-A-Bear has announced it has lowered its trading expectations for the UK due to “significant” challenges posed by uncertainty around…

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The Entertainer stockpiling toys for no-deal Brexit

Toy retailer, The Entertainer has announced it is stockpiling an extra 100 containers of toys in order to prepare for…

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JD Sports ‘confident’ after strong Christmas sales growth

Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has reported a total sales growth of 15% for the 48-week period to 5 January…

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Evans Cycles to close stores despite ‘almost all profitable’

Evans Cycles is set for store closures despite a recent administrators proposals document by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) claiming “almost…

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Beyonce cuts ties with Topshop following Philip Green allegations

Beyonce has bought Philip Green out of the athleisure clothing line Ivy Park which was co-founded by Topshop, meaning the…

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