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Stories inside include:
COVER STORIES
MY SPORTING LIFE
Grainne Murphy, Ireland’s golden girl of swimming
COUNTRY MANAGERS
An innovative alternative to local distributors and subsidiaries?
JOINED UP RETAILING
How to boosts sales with effective customer relationship management
REGULARS
NEWS
Latest headlines, key dates and events
KIT STOP
Essential stock for your shop
FOCUS ON
Quotemykit.com
TALKING SHOP
Andy Rayner, manager of Runners Need in Spitalfields, London
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Alistair Mcpherson, executive director of sales at Ralawise
FSPA FOCUS
The latest news from the Federation of Sports and Play Associations
RISE OF THE CLOUD
Is 2012 the year your business embraces cloud computing?
TESTING TIMES
Assessing changes to your website before they go live is crucial to boosting its performance and profitability
UNDER THE COUNTER
A sideways look at the world of independent retailing
IN SEASON
Hockey
Technology
Swimming
FEATURES
SHOE BUSINESS
The NPD Group reveals the latest consumer trends in the sports footwear sector
PARALYMPIC PURSUITS
What are the issues facing manufacturers that cater for disabled sports people? Is this a growing or still a specialist market?
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Don’t ignore the trend for vintage and retro in the sports retail market
