Best Black Friday 2015 UK deals on sportswear, gear and trainers from JD Sports, Sports Direct, SportsShoes.com, Decathlon, Pro:Direct and others November 26, 2015 The frenzied sales of Black Friday have become synonymous with crazed customers fighting over cut-price HD TVs amid shopping aisle stampedes – but it doesn't have to be so stressful. In fact, avoid going out altogether and instead of a new screen to give your eyes a good glazing, order some sportswear to get you off [...]
Where can I use Apple Pay in the UK? The A-Z of shops, restaurants and apps which will accept mobile payment with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus November 17, 2015 Apple launched its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in the UK in its first mobile payment move beyond the US, capitalising on the boom in mobile and contactless payments among consumers. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, across the high street and [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK date and deals: The best offers to expect on 27 November, plus who were the winners and losers from last year October 14, 2015 Black Friday is less than seven weeks away – it falls on 27 November this year – and already consumer sites are full of predictions for which deals we'll be falling over ourselves (and other people) to pick up in 2015. We spent £810m last year, with John Lewis celebrating its biggest sales week of [...]
Findel share price soars as Sports Direct takes 19pc chunk of Kitbag parent September 29, 2015 Sports Direct has taken an 18.9 per cent stake in Kitbag parent company Findel, almost a year after Mike Ashley first started eyeing up the football strip retailer. The move comes as Findel confirmed it had received an approach for the sports retail business from an unnamed third party and had “agreed terms, subject [...]
JD Sports share price rises: Retailer posts record first half profit but warns National Living Wage will bite September 17, 2015 JD Sports share price climbed 1.4 per cent this morning as the retailer revealed record first-half profit. But the company has tempered its outlook for the future with a warning over the impact of the Living Wage – yet another company to do so. The figures JD Sports' adjusted pre-tax profit jumped 82 per cent [...]
Inflation likely to have dipped during August – London Report September 13, 2015 UNEMPLOYMENT figures out this week are expected to show a stable labour market, while elsewhere economists are forecasting a dip in inflation and retail sales. Data out tomorrow is expected to show that consumer price inflation dipped back to zero per cent in August, after rising to 0.1 per cent in July zero per cent [...]
JD Sports on course to smash consensus expectations July 31, 2015 JD Sports Fashion's share price jumped more than seven per cent this morning after revealing it expects pre-tax profits to come in 10 per cent ahead of market expectations. The retailer, which announced record annual profits before tax of £100m in April, said it would smash consensus market expectations. Analysts have been tipping [...]
Sports Direct share price falls despite revenue rising 4.7 per cent July 16, 2015 The figures Shares in Sports Direct fell 0.48 per cent to 731p per share in early morning trade. The company said group revenue rose 4.7 per cent to £2.83bn in the year to April 2015, from £2.71bn in 2014. It was helped by its "sports retail" and "brands" sectors, which rose 5.5 per cent and [...]
JD Sports warns weak euro will dent its margins June 17, 2015 Sports fashion group JD Sports yesterday said it has made a “strong start” in the first 19 weeks of the year despite tough comparatives with last year, having announced record annual pre-tax profits of £100m in April. In a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting yesterday, the Size? and Millets owner said the [...]
Apple Pay in the UK: These are the retailers and restaurants signed up for the July launch June 9, 2015 Some of the UK's biggest retailers are lining up to start accepting Apple Pay when it launches in the UK next month. As well as being able to use your iPhone or Apple Watch to seamlessly glide through ticket barriers on the Tube, the Silicon Valley giant has its finger hovering over the button [...]