Piper invests in Wattbike
September 7, 2020 9:58 amThe Piper private equity company is to invest £11.5 million in smart indoor bike brand Wattbike. Founded in Nottingham in 2007 by former world champion rower Ian Wilson... View Article
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Birmingham’s Bullring signs up Treetop Adventure Golf
August 27, 2020 12:45 pmTreetop Adventure Golf has signed up to take a 25-year lease on the former Forever 21 store at Hammerson’s Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. Due to open... View Article
Frasers Group puts Bob’s Stores under strategic review
August 26, 2020 8:03 amFrasers Group has placed its Bob’s Stores retail business under strategic review. The move follows confirmation that Nike will stop distributing to Bob’s Stores at the end of... View Article
Frasers Group acquires Dave Whelan Sports
August 24, 2020 8:05 amSports Direct owner Frasers Group has acquired some of the assets of Dave Whelan Sports from its administrators for an initial sum of £37 million. The deal includes the... View Article
PUMA appoints general manager for UK, Ireland and Benelux
August 13, 2020 6:50 amSportswear Brand PUMA has promoted Ben Hughes to the position of general manager for its UK, Ireland and Benelux regions. He has succeeded Paul Spencer who has assumed... View Article
Adidas appoints new chairman of supervisory board
August 12, 2020 6:46 amAdidas has appointed Bertelsmann chief executive Thomas Rabe as chairman of its supervisory board. He will succeed Igor Landau who stepped down after 16 years on the board at... View Article
Castore chooses Liverpool One for first store outside of London
August 5, 2020 6:30 amPremium sportswear brand Castore has opened its first store outside of London at Liverpool ONE. Designed by an in-house team, the 1,579 square foot shop is situated at 17/18... View Article
Adidas extends chief executive’s contract by five years
August 4, 2020 2:48 pmSportswear brand Adidas has extended its chief executive Kasper Rorsted’s contract by a further five years. Rorsted has been a member of the Adidas executive board since... View Article
DW Sports chain enters administration
August 3, 2020 1:45 pmDW Sports has announced that it is restructuring its gym and retail portfolio and will be appointing administrators today. The move will put 1,700 jobs at risk. In... View Article
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