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Blacks to open store in Aintree

Outdoor retailer Blacks has announced it will be opening a new store in Aintree Shopping Park on 11 February. The new 4,300 square foot store will stock a variety of brands including the North Face, Berghaus, Eurohike and Peter Storm, as well as offering a boot fitting service, and kiosks where customers can order stock from the website’s...

Fashion

National Trust announces first outdoor retail partner

Blacks, the outdoor clothing and footwear retailer, has signed up to become the National Trust’s first national outdoor retail partner, with the aim to inspire people to get outdoors this autumn. As part of the deal, Blacks will be financially supporting the National Trust’s autumn outdoor programme, which aims to inspire the public to...

Design

Black Leisure shares jump at takeover bid

Shares in Blacks Leisure have jumped by 25% in early trading after the company said it had received several takeover approaches. The company said these could lead to a bid for either all or parts of the business. A statement from Blacks said there was no certainty any bids would be made. It follows reports in the Daily Telegraph newspaper that...

Fashion

Blacks to close 89 stores

Blacks Leisure has announced plans to close 89 stores across the group that have not "traded profitably for years". The firm, which operates Millets, Blacks and O'Neill shops, also said it plans to lay off 50 staff at its Northampton head office. Last week, it called in administrators to its 11 O'Neill boardwear stores - threatening 90 jobs. It...