COVER STORIES
FOOTBALL
NPD Group analyses the UK replica kit market
JENNY MEADOWS
Bidding for Olympic glory at London 2012
WANT LONG-TERM PROSPERITY?
The only way is ethics
REGULARS
NEWS
Latest headlines, key dates and events
KIT STOP
Essential stock for your shop
FOCUS ON
Spalding imprint range
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Martin Newton, sales director at Aqua Sphere
FSPA FOCUS
The latest news from the Federation of Sports and Play Associations
TALKING SHOP
Steve Pascale-Jones, general manager of FrogIslandSports in Leicester
UPWARDLY MOBILE
Today retailers have a choice of services that will take an existing website and create an app version for smartphones. But which one should you choose?
UNDER THE COUNTER
A sideways look at the world of independent retailing
IN SEASON
Football
Table tennis
Trail running
FEATURES
LOOKING FOR A LEGACY
How much of a cultural and commercial impact do the Olympic Games have in reality? Lauren Fox reports from Beijing
BAGS OF POTENTIAL
The humble sports bag has morphed into a multi-compartment machine capable of coping with all kinds of equipment