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It�s high time Mike Ashley decamped from Blacks

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:14:04 GMT

What�s Mike Ashley�s problem? Today the tracksuit tycoon who owns Newcastle United and Sports Direct unveiled his latest attempt to interfere in the smooth running of Blacks Leisure, nominally a rival

Mike Ashley to end battle of sports shops with Blacks bid

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:22:20 GMT

The long-running battle between Mike Ashley and Blacks Leisure steps up a notch, as the Sports Direct owner says he is plotting a takeover bid

Blacks Leisure has to delay �20m fundraiser

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:40:24 GMT

Blacks Leisure abandons a meeting to approve a �20 million fundraising exercise as it seeks to persuade Mike Ashley over the deal

Mike Ashley blocks Blacks �20m rescue package

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:49:26 GMT

Tracksuit tycoon Mike Ashley re-opens his battle with Blacks Leisure, indicating that he plans to oppose a �20 million rescue package for the struggling retailer

Market Round-up: Pension problems pull BT down as S&P slashes rating

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:23:12 GMT

BT was the biggest loser on the FTSE 100 today as investors fretted over its huge pensions deficit, while ratings agency Standard & Poor has cut its corporate debts credit rating

Blacks Leisure launches �22 million fundraising

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:57 GMT

High Street camping and outdoor sports chain Blacks Leisure is raising �22 million through a new share issue in order to open 35 new stores

Hot sales in cold snap help Blacks Leisure turnaround

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:24:45 GMT

Blacks Leisure reports a leap in sales as the cold snap drives shoppers to stock up on winter clothes

Blacks Leisure unveils plan for �42.5m restructuring

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Struggling outdoor goods retailer Blacks Leisure today set out the details of a long-awaited �42.5 million restructuring plan with its lender, Lloyds Banking Group, which could save nearly 4300 jobs

Blacks fights for bank rescue as losses soar

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:36:00 GMT

Tents-to-fleeces retailer Blacks Leisure piled on the misery today, unveiling losses which more than doubled in the first half of the year

Former Blacks chief poised to return with new capital

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:57:27 GMT

The former chairman and chief executive of Blacks Leisure is plotting a return to the troubled outdoor and camping chain with an injection of new capital

Blacks axes 500 staff to avoid going bankrupt

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:42:51 GMT

More than 500 jobs are to be axed at Blacks Leisure as its closes 89 loss-making High Street shops in a desperate bid for survival

Job threat as Blacks� surf arm goes under

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:51:22 GMT

Almost 100 retail jobs were under threat today after Blacks Leisure put its surfing and boardwear arm Sandcity, which trades out of 11 stores branded O�Neill and Freespirit, into administration

Only economists are unable to spot a bit of regal rhetoric

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:58:40 GMT

Are you talking to me or chewing a brick?� That was almost certainly the first time I came across a rhetorical question in the flesh. Of course, my fine education had already taught me what such a literary device was in theory

Mike Ashley axes Sports Direct dividend to pay down �431m debts

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:40:51 GMT

Mike Ashley, the controversial tycoon who controls Sports Direct, gave the City another reason to view him with suspicion: he axed the dividend

Blacks continues pitch for recovery

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:14:47 GMT

The recovery of Blacks Leisure under former Esporta boss Neil Gillis continues. The company behind Millets and Boardwear said sales were down 1.8% � a �relative improvement�

Blacks boosted by outdoor clothing and camping

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:28 GMT

Blacks Leisure's outdoor clothing and camping stores showed signs of a slight recovery today but the dire performance of its surfing and snowboarding chains dragged the retailer deeper into the red

Myerson's new legal battle over Principle

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:24:51 GMT

Brian Myerson looks set to open a new legal battlefront as well as disputing his ex-wife's �11 million divorce settlement

Myerson reinstated as head of old firm

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:23:49 GMT

Activist investor Brian Myerson, who lost a court appeal earlier this month to reduce his wife's �11.2 million divorce settlement, has regained control of his poorly performing Principle Capital Management Trust investment firm

Whelan saves JJB as Blacks deal founders

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:22:05 GMT

The High Street leisure sector was poised for a massive shake-up as Blacks Leisure, which also trades as Millets, said a potential �16 million takeover bid had gone away

Blacks CEO abandons plans to sell and says the end of downturn is near

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:10:56 GMT

Retail: The head of outdoor goods retailer Blacks Leisure has abandoned plans to sell the business, believing the High Street downturn will let up in six months

Third alert by Blacks on dive in surf and snow gear sales

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:18:44 GMT

Retail: Poor Christmas sales of surfing and snowboarding gear has led outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Blacks Leisure to warn the third time in a year that its operating profits will miss market expectations

Recession chill sends DSG sales diving 7%

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:16:02 GMT

Retail: Britons are making do with their old TVs and laptops as the icy blasts of recession blow down the High Street

Summer washout leaves struggling Blacks so blue

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:38:33 GMT

Leisure: The rout on the High Street continued as shares in outdoor retailer Blacks Leisure crashed as it admitted that summer trading had turned out to be a washout

�3 more years of market turmoil�

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:20:45 GMT

Activist shareholder Brian Myerson gave stark new warning on market turmoil which has battered stocks

Glam campers bring a ray of sunshine at Blacks

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:14:40 GMT

This summer's fashion for "glamping" - glamour camping - is putting some colour into sales at Blacks Leisure

Blacks pins hopes on Glastonbury campers

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:03:57 GMT

The new chief executive of Blacks Leisure unveils his plans to save the beleaguered retailer and pins early hopes on a surge in demand for camping gear ahead of Glastonbury

New blow for Blacks as top exec suspended

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:27:28 GMT

Blacks Leisure is suspending board director Darren Spurling amid "accounting discrepancies"