Fears for Chesterfield store with Go Outdoors on brink of administration
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Reports in the national media claim that JD Sports Fashion is preparing to call in administrators Deloitte to deal with its Go Outdoors subsidiary, which currently employs around 2,300 people.
This follows a sales process in which Go Outdoors canvassed for potential buyers, reports say.
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Hide AdJD Sports is expected to use the insolvency process to restructure Go Outdoors, which specialises in hiking, camping, cycling and fishing equipment and clothing.
Sky News reported that the Manchester-based retail group would then hope to retain control of a ‘slimmed-down’ Go Outdoors.
Chesterfield’s Go Outdoors is based at the Spires Retail Park and was officially opened by actor and investigative journalist Ross Kemp in March 2018.
In December last year the Go Outdoors headquarters in Sheffield closed, costing 120 jobs.