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2. Heatons - Wikipedia

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   Following the acquisition, any new Heatons shops were built with an attached Sports Direct section and existing Heatons shops were altered to additionally accommodate a Sports Direct section. Older shops had the Sports Direct section branded as "Sportsworld", a former named used in the UK but which continued to be used in Ireland for some time ...

3. Elverys Sports - Wikipedia

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   Elverys was founded in 1847, and is Ireland's oldest sports retailer. [1] It was taken over by Staunton Sports in 1998, has gone from one shop to 46 nationwide since the takeover. The company has over 700 employees.

4. Life Style Sports - Wikipedia

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   Life Style Sports was established in 1979 in the Republic of Ireland by Quinnsworth, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods. [1] In 1997 it was bought by Tesco PLC but was later spun off via a management buy-out of seven directors, led by MD Andrew Sharkey and venture capital firm, ACT.

5. 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 ...

6. Frasers Group - Wikipedia

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   In March 2004, Sports Direct acquired outdoor gear manufacturer Karrimor for a reported £5 million. [54] In August 2005, Sports Direct took a £9 million stake and signed a lucrative long-term deal in with troubled brand Umbro, [55] which was subsequently sold to Nike. [56] [57] In 2006, Sports Direct acquired Kangol for an estimated £12 ...

7. 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 ...