In what looks to be a strong fit, retail giant JD Sports Fashion has made a multi-million-pound investment in UK performance wear/althleisure retailer Gym King, taking a “significant” minority stake in the firm.
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![]( "JD Sports to create new CEO role, sees encouraging trading")
JD Sports to create new CEO role, sees encouraging tradingJD Sports Fashion is to divide Peter Cowgill’s current role of executive chairman and chief executive and is pondering returning government financial support handed out during the pandemic.
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![]( "Oxford Circus to 'rival Times Square' in transformation drive")
Oxford Circus to 'rival Times Square' in transformation driveAn ambitious plan to transform Oxford Circus into pedestrian-friendly piazzas has been announced with an international design competition kicking off to decide just how the key shopping area will look for decades ahead.
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![]( "JD Sports buys Oi Polloi, speculation that Cowgill to step down as JD CEO")
JD Sports buys Oi Polloi, speculation that Cowgill to step down as JD CEOJD sports has been on the acquisition trail again with news that it's bought menswear retailer Oi Polloi. It's also been reported that CEO Peter Cowgill could step back from day-to-day control of JD this year.
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![]( "Sales and profits are impressive at JD Sports, despite pandemic")
Sales and profits are impressive at JD Sports, despite pandemicJD Sports continued its long run of powerful results reports on Tuesday. And the theme was ‘retention’ as it retained most of the sales and profits that would have happened in stores when it was trading online only.
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![]( "Rakuten shares jump 24% on Japan Post stake sale")
Rakuten shares jump 24% on Japan Post stake saleRakuten Inc’s shares jumped as much as 24% on Monday after the Japanese e-commerce firm said it would raise $2.2 billion through a stake sale to companies including Japan Post and Tencent as it takes on Amazon.
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![]( "Amazon brings artist merchandise to mobile")
Amazon brings artist merchandise to mobileAmazon Music announced on Wednesday the launch of a new shopping experience with the integration of artist merchandise within its mobile app.
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![]( "Wes Gordon, the adopted Native New Yorker, on designing for Carolina Herrera")
Wes Gordon, the adopted Native New Yorker, on designing for Carolina HerreraIt’s hard to think of a designer more in synch with a great fashion house than Wes Gordon, the creative director of Carolina Herrera. We Zoomed Wes to discuss creating for an iconic house and designing in the pandemic.
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![]( "Oxford street fights back: recovery plan launched, work to start within weeks")
Oxford street fights back: recovery plan launched, work to start within weeksWestminster City Council has announced an “ambitious” plan to “reinvent the nation’s high street and boost London’s recovery” with a new vision for Oxford Street.
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![]( "JD Sports raises £464m to exploit acquisition opportunities")
JD Sports raises £464m to exploit acquisition opportunitiesShortly after JD Sports announced it was selling 6% of its shares to raise money for an acquisition warchest, it announced the result of the fundraising. It managed to generate £464.2 million.