Blacks Outdoor Retail
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'''Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd.''' is a British [[retailer]], headquartered in [[Bury, Greater Manchester]] the United Kingdom which owns the British outdoor retailers Blacks, Millets and Ultimate Outdoors. Blacks is the largest outdoor retailer in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] with stores nationwide. As of |
'''Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd.''' is a British [[retailer]], headquartered in [[Bury, Greater Manchester]] the United Kingdom which owns the British outdoor retailers Blacks, Millets and Ultimate Outdoors. Blacks is the largest outdoor retailer in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] with stores nationwide. As of April 2026 only 22 Blacks Outdoors and 31 Millets stores remain open with most having converted to Go Outdoors. |
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The company entered [[Administration (law)|administration]] in 2012 and is now owned by [[JD Sports|JD Sports Fashion plc]]. JD made a cash offer of £20 million for the majority of the retailer's 300 UK stores and said it will retain the majority of Blacks' 3,500 staff.{{Cite web|title=JD Sports set to rescue Blacks Leisure|url=https://www.ft.com/content/fb4c061c-3839-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0|last1=Barrett|first1=Claer|last2=Felsted|first2=Andrea|date=2012-01-06|website=Financial Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519084745/https://www.ft.com/content/fb4c061c-3839-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |access-date=2020-05-22|last3=Sakoui|first3=Anousha}} Since the acquisition by JD Sports, Blacks head offices have been relocated to JD's head offices in [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]]. |
The company entered [[Administration (law)|administration]] in 2012 and is now owned by [[JD Sports|JD Sports Fashion plc]]. JD made a cash offer of £20 million for the majority of the retailer's 300 UK stores and said it will retain the majority of Blacks' 3,500 staff.{{Cite web|title=JD Sports set to rescue Blacks Leisure|url=https://www.ft.com/content/fb4c061c-3839-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0|last1=Barrett|first1=Claer|last2=Felsted|first2=Andrea|date=2012-01-06|website=Financial Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519084745/https://www.ft.com/content/fb4c061c-3839-11e1-9d07-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |access-date=2020-05-22|last3=Sakoui|first3=Anousha}} Since the acquisition by JD Sports, Blacks head offices have been relocated to JD's head offices in [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]]. |
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