COVER STORIES
LUKE DOWDNEY
Luta’s CEO combines doing business with doing good
GRIM FOR GYMS
But have fitness equipment and apparel sales been affected?
E-TAILING
Why retailers must make the most of m-commerce
REGULARS
NEWS
Latest headlines, key dates and events
KIT STOP
Essential stock for your shop
FOCUS ON
Precision Goalkeeping ranges
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Rose O’Sullivan, director of I Design Cards
FSPA FOCUS
The latest news from the Federation of Sports and Play Associations
TALKING SHOP
Grant Chapman, partner and co-founder of Vamos Sports
ACCESSING POTENTIAL
Mike Thornhill explains how to unlock the value of your customer database
UNDER THE COUNTER
A sideways look at the world of independent retailing
IN SEASON
Football
Swimming
Rugby
Running
FEATURES
SIGNS OF RECOVERY
Sports retail is seeing a gradual economic upturn, driven by what many might say is an unlikely source, says the NPD Group
RECORD BREAKER
STAG’s tried and tested show format proved to be a winner once again at the Cotswold Water Park
INCREASING PROFITS
As a small company wanting to expand, if there’s one thing you must plan it’s your marketing strategy
THE ACT OF THE AMBUSH
Ambush marketing should not fit into the arsenal of any brand that is serious about reputation governance and long-term brand building, says Toby Southgate
