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Go Outdoors Retail returns to profitability amid physical retail push

Go Outdoors Retail Limited has announced a return to profitability for the 52-week period ended February 1, 2025, despite a slight decrease in turnover due to the previous year's additional week. According to a Companies House report, the retailer made a profit before tax of 9.7 million pounds, a significant turnaround from the 1.5 million pound...

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Go Outdoors among companies fined for underpaying staff

Go Outdoors has been named as one of the nearly 500 employers to be fined by the UK government for failing to pay staff National Minimum Wage. The Lancashire-headquartered retailer was targeted as part of a wider government crackdown on companies underpaying their employees, contributing to wider efforts to overhaul workers’ rights in the UK....

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Go Outdoors to roll out body cameras to more stores following trial

Outerwear retailer Go Outdoors has said it will be rolling out body-worn cameras to 25 more of its stores following a trial of the initiative at its retail location in Stoke. The move intends to tackle growing cases of theft and ensure the safety of its retail staff. In a release, Carl Harris, associate director of retail for the company, said:...

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Go Outdoors to open biggest European store in York, strikes deal with American Golf

Outerwear retailer Go Outdoors is preparing to open what it says will be its biggest European store in York this month, in the UK city’s Vangarde Shopping Centre. Set to open its doors on August 23, the 127,000 square foot location, spanning two floors, used to once house a John Lewis store, which ultimately closed during pandemic-induced...

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Go Outdoors posts drop in annual profit

Go Outdoors Retail Limited reported a pre-tax profit of 13.1 million pounds for the year ending January 28, 2023 down from 21.5 million pounds in the previous year. The company, owned by JD Sports Fashion and operating stores and websites under Go Outdoors, Go Outdoors Express, Naylors and Fishing Republic, increased revenues by 7 percent to...

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Ellesse launch technical outerwear collection with Go Outdoors

Sportswear brand Ellesse has collaborated with Go Outdoors on an exclusive technical outerwear collection for autumn/winter 2020. Ellesse, which was born on the slopes in the 1960s, is returning to its roots with an exclusive collection designed to provide technical wear for both style and performance, with outdoor specialists Go Outdoors....

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JD Sports buys back Go Outdoors brand from administrators

JD Sports has announced that it has bought back its Go Outdoors brand from administrators in a pre-pack deal worth 56.5 million pounds. The deal will initiate a restructuring which aims to “preserve as many jobs as possible” and retain “the majority” of Go Outdoors’ stores. The news came in the same announcement that Deloitte had been appointed...

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JD Sports exploring 'strategic options' for Go Outdoors brand

JD Sports has confirmed that it is considering a number of ‘strategic options’ for its Go Outdoors brand, which is likely to see the chain enter into administration. The company said on Monday: “The group can confirm that it has considered a number of strategic options for Go and that Go's directors have lodged the Notice in Court. This Notice...

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JD Sports given the green light for acquisition of Go Outdoors

London - Sportswear and outdoor retailer JD Sports Fashion has been given unconditional approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its acquisition of Go Outdoors for 112.3 million pounds. The announcement comes more than half a year after news of the acquisition first broke, as the CMA launched an investigation in December...

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JD Sports acquires Go Outdoors

JD Sports Fashion has acquired 100 percent of the issued share capital of Go Outdoors Topco for 112.3 million pounds (140 million dollars) apart from assuming net debt of about 16 million pounds (19 million dollars) as part of the transaction. Commenting on the acquisition, Peter Cowgill, Executive Chairman, said in a statement, “Go Outdoors is...

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JD Sports reported to eye takeover of rival Go Outdoors

JD Sports Fashion would be exploring a takeover of Go Outdoors in a bid to expand its dominance in fitness clothing, media reports broke this weekend. As reported by Sky News, JD Sports is thought to be one of several bidders looking to make an offer for Go Outdoors, under current auction by KPMG. Several buyout firms are also in the running...