Footasylum

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Footasylum Limited
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Footasylum Limited is a British clothing and footwear retailer, mainly selling sportswear-related goods. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The retailer was founded in 2005 by David Makin. [5]

In April 2019, JD Sports bought Footasylum, who owned it until the Competition and Markets Authority announced in November 2021 that JD Sports were required to sell the retailer. [6] Both parties had to pay a fine of £4.7 million in February 2022. [7]

As of August 2022, the retailer had 65 stores across the United Kingdom. [8] It remains owned by German asset management firm, Aurelius Group. [9]

References

  1. ↑ WW, FashionNetwork com (2025-07-07). "Footasylum hails record year and ongoing strong sales". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  2. ↑ Ross, Katie (2025-03-20). "Footasylum profits almost triple in another 'record year'". Drapers. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  3. ↑ Burney, Chloe (2025-07-07). "Footasylum beats expectations reporting 'record breaking' sales". TheIndustry.fashion. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Footasylum hails 'standout' year as sales and profits hit record high - Retail Gazette". 2025-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  5. ↑ Rigby, Chloe (2024-12-03). "COMPANY PROFILE Footasylum - InternetRetailing". InternetRetailing. Archived from the original on 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  6. ↑ "CMA requires JD Sports to sell Footasylum". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  7. ↑ "JD Sports and Footasylum fined £4.7m for breaching CMA order". Burges Salmon. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  8. ↑ "JD Sports loses millions in forced Footasylum sale". BBC News. 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  9. ↑ Jolly, Jasper (2022-08-01). "JD Sports agrees £38m sale of Footasylum after UK watchdog ruling". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-27.
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