SPORTS & LEISURE
Mountain Warehouse enjoys record festive sales

Game Digital UK like-for-likes down 0.3% during festive trading period
Game Digital saw its UK like-like sales edge down 0.3% in the seven weeks to 5 January although sales in Spain were up 4.8% in the period.

Virgin Experience Days hires first chief marketing officer
Virgin Experience Days has appointed Dan Pearce as its first chief marketing officer as it looks to drive increased awareness of experiences as a gift choice.

Games Workshop in 'great shape' after sales and profit rise
Games Workshop, the fantasy gaming retailer, has said it is in “great shape” after reporting an increase in both its half year sales and profits.

JD Sports makes good progress
Sportswear retailer JD Sports has reported that sales across its global sports fashion fascias increased by 15% in the 48 weeks to 5 January.

Hobbycraft reports strong Christmas sales
Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft saw its like-for-like sales increase by 9.5% in the six weeks to 24 December.

Sports Direct appoints workers' representative to board
Sports Direct has announced that Cally Price is to join its board as a non-executive workforce director after being elected by the workforce as the next workers' representative.

Sports Direct EBITDA up 15.5% in first half
Sports Direct has reported a 15.5% increase in its first half underlying EBITDA to £180.3 million.

Nike opens House of Innovation 000 in New York
Nike has opened a new innovative store in New York called House of Innovation 000.

Virgin Holidays chooses Milton Keynes for biggest store to date
Virgin Holidays has opened its biggest store to date at Centre:mk in Milton Keynes.

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