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Sweatshop?

Manxman_in_exile
Manxman_in_exile Posts: 8,380 Forumite
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in Consumer rights
Is the Sweatshop chain of running shoe stores (founded by Chris Brasher) now just another part of Mike Ashley's Sports Direct empire? Has the same happened to them as Karrimor and Field & Trek? And Lillywhite's in Piccadilly?

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  • unholyangel
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    Google would be a better place to ask that question.

    Do you have a consumer rights issue we can help with at all?
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • LilElvis
    LilElvis Posts: 5,835 Forumite
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    edited 15 March 2016 at 3:37PM
    Manxman_in_exile wrote: »
    Is the Sweatshop chain of running shoe stores (founded by Chris Brasher) now just another part of Mike Ashley's Sports Direct empire? Has the same happened to them as Karrimor and Field & Trek? And Lillywhite's in Piccadilly?

    No clue. Why don't you have a Google and find out?

    Do you actually have a consumer rights issue, or just one with Mike Ashley?
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    The sweatshop website is operated by SportsDirect.com Retail Ltd. whose registered address is SportsDirect.com Retail Ltd., Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, NG20 8RY, Company Number: 03406347, VAT Number: GB 898 439743.
  • neilmcl
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    Manxman_in_exile wrote: »
    Is the Sweatshop chain of running shoe stores (founded by Chris Brasher) now just another part of Mike Ashley's Sports Direct empire? Has the same happened to them as Karrimor and Field & Trek? And Lillywhite's in Piccadilly?
    The answer to that would be yes, and has been for about a year now. Crying shame imho, as they were a very good sports retailer.
  • Manxman_in_exile
    Manxman_in_exile Posts: 8,380 Forumite
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    Thanks JJ, thanks neil.


    I agree it's a pity. I went into their recently opened local store today and was disappointed to see it wasn't like the old Teddington shop. When I saw the Karrimor shoes I guessed it must now be part of Sports Direct.
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