Angling Direct expansion continues as it reels in record Black Friday sales December 9, 2019 Fishing giant Angling Direct hailed a record period of trading over the Black Friday week as savvy discounting helped drive up profit. Read more: Angling Direct records 21 per cent rise in H1 sales The retailer reported an 11.3 per cent rise in sales to £1.86m between 25 November and 2 December, with Black Friday [...]
Angling Direct records 21 per cent rise in H1 sales October 7, 2019 The UK’s largest fishing retailer Angling Direct has defied High Street trends by recording a significant rise in first-half sales. Angling Direct recorded £26.6m of sales in the six months to September, which represented a 21 per cent annual increase. Read more: Angling Direct pushes ahead with expansion plans This was underpinned by a 41 [...]
City Moves for 24 October – Who’s switching jobs at Legal & General, SnapLogic and Angling Direct? October 23, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Legal & General, SnapLogic and Angling Direct Legal & General Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced the appointment of Margaret Ammon as chief risk officer. Currently chief risk officer for the asset management branch of M&G, Margaret will join LGIM in February 2020 and be responsible for the oversight and [...]
Angling Direct pushes ahead with expansion plans June 17, 2019 Angling Direct has opened a new store as the fishing equipment retailer pushes forward with its expansion plan. The store opening is part of the retailer’s growth plans, which were revealed in its recent results. Read more: Angling Direct doubles down on expansion plans Last month Angling Direct boosted sales by 39 per cent to [...]
Go fish: Angling Direct denies investors a dividend as it doubles down on expansion plans May 13, 2019 Angling Direct boosted sales by 40 per cent in its latest financial year but denied investors a dividend as it doubled down on expansion plans both online and on the UK high street. Read more: Angling Direct shares rise as it reels in record sales The figures Group sales rose 39 per cent to £42m [...]
Angling Direct shares rise as it reels in record sales in bid to tackle choppy retail waters April 23, 2019 The UK’s largest fishing equipment retailer has opened a new store and reported a record start to the year as it navigates the retail sector’s choppy waters. Angling Direct opened its 27th store in Nottingham over the Easter weekend, the first destination store in the city, with its trading update sending shares up by as [...]
Reeling in the sales: Angling Direct posts surging revenue on back of international growth February 18, 2019 The UK’s largest fishing equipment retailer said this morning that it was forecasting a spike in full-year revenue, as the group ramped up its online operations and enjoyed a bump in sales from anglers in Germany, Russia and France. Angling Direct is expecting to post revenues of £42m for the 12 months to the end [...]
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