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  2. JJB Sports - Wikipedia

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    A JJB Sports store in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2010. This is now a CeX store. A JJB Sports Superstore in the Leeds Shopping Plaza, Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 2010. A JJB Sports store in Rushmere Retail Park, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, in 2009. This is now a B&M store. JJB Sports plc was a British sports retailer. On 24 September 2012 ...

  3. Frasers Group - Wikipedia

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    In March 2004, Sports Direct acquired outdoor gear manufacturer Karrimor for a reported £5 million. [55] In August 2005, Sports Direct took a £9 million stake and signed a lucrative long-term deal in with troubled brand Umbro, [56] which was subsequently sold to Nike. [57] [58] In 2006, Sports Direct acquired Kangol for an estimated £12 ...

  4. Sports Division - Wikipedia

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    Sports Division was one of the biggest sports retailers in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. [1] The company was set up by Sir Tom Hunter in 1984 to sell trainers, initially from the back of a van. Hunter subsequently borrowed £5,000 from his father and a further £5,000 from RBS to set up Sports Division.

  5. Sweatshop (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Sweatshop is a chain of running equipment shops in the United Kingdom with 12 branches (as of March 2018) and an online shop. [1] It was founded by runner Chris Brasher in 1971, with the first shop in Teddington. Its original name was Chris Brasher's Sporting Emporium, and changed to Sweatshop in 1978. In 2014 Sports Direct became a major share ...

  6. USC (clothing retailer) - Wikipedia

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    The first USC store opened in 1989 in Edinburgh and specialised in sports clothing. USC originally stood for 'United Sports Corporation' and was founded by Angus Morrison and David Douglas. [1] USC was purchased for £43 million by Sir Tom Hunter in 2004. [2] The company entered into administration on 29 December 2008, [3] [4] and 15 stores ...

  7. DW Sports Fitness - Wikipedia

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    DW Sports Fitness was a British retailing and fitness business, founded as a result of Dave Whelan's purchase of 50 JJB Sports fitness clubs with attached retail stores for £83.4 million in March 2009. [1] The business would later encompass more than 140 sites, which included expansion to stand-alone retail stores and stand-alone fitness clubs ...

  8. Studio Retail Group - Wikipedia

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    In February 2016, Findel sold its online sports retailing business, Kitbag, to the leading US provider of licensed sports apparel and merchandise, Fanatics, Inc., a snub to Mike Ashley & Sports Direct who had expressed interest in the brand. Sports Direct acquired an 18.9% share in Findel but was unsuccessful in appointing a director.

  9. Firetrap - Wikipedia

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    Firetrap's distinctive edgy design inspirations saw it achieve rapid growth in international markets from 2006 - 2008 under the leadership of MD John Gorman, before being sold to Sports Direct. Now owned by Frasers Group (the retail company founded by Mike Ashley ), Firetrap had taken part of the Sports Direct group of global brands such as ...