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2. Muddyfox - Wikipedia

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   Muddy Fox was founded by the serial entrepreneur Aristidis Hadjipetrou and Andrew Lawson after spotting a gap in the market in the UK for off-road bicycles with stronger frames and chunkier tyres which offered the user more versatility and range, following from the success of developers in America like Gary Fisher [2] The company developed a successful marketing campaign, predominantly aimed ...

3. Lonsdale (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   In 1979, mod revival icon Paul Weller visited the store and bought Lonsdale T-shirts to wear on a tour of Japan, which led to an increase in sales for the brand in both the UK and Asia. In the 1990s, Lonsdale expanded to new markets in Europe, and by 1998, the brand had expanded to Australia. In 2002 it was acquired by Sports Direct.

4. Heatons - Wikipedia

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   Heatons was an Irish chain of department stores, established in 1946. It operated throughout the island of Ireland and sold fashion, homeware and sporting goods.. Heatons briefly held a franchise for British Home Stores, [1] and also co-located some shops with Iceland during their first venture into Ireland.

5. Gul (watersports) - Wikipedia

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   Gul was founded by Dennis Cross after realising there was a need for a solution to the cold Atlantic waters. After making a makeshift wetsuit, Cross decided to produce the suits on a larger and more professional scale.

6. USC (clothing retailer) - Wikipedia

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   In July 2011, Tom Hunter sold 80% of USC to Mike Ashley's Sports Direct chain. In early 2012, Sports Direct bought the remaining 20% and now fully owns the business. USC's Head Office was moved to Shirebrook to merge in with its Sports Direct Head Office. Sports Direct purchased Republic out of administration in 2013 and merged the business ...

7. Firetrap - Wikipedia

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   Firetrap's distinctive edgy design inspirations saw it achieve rapid growth in international markets from 2006 - 2008 under the leadership of MD John Gorman, before being sold to Sports Direct. Now owned by Frasers Group (the retail company founded by Mike Ashley ), Firetrap had taken part of the Sports Direct group of global brands such as ...