Overview
Employees
10,001+ employees
Revenue
$2 to $5 billion (USD) per year
Founded in 1982, Sports Direct International plc is today the UK’s largest sporting goods retailer by revenue, and operates a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle fascias and brands. The Group’s strategy is to invest in our people and our key third party brand partners in order to elevate our retail proposition to attain new levels of excellence across our multi-brand, multi-channel offering to customers. We aspire to be a leading sports and lifestyle retailer internationally and to deliver sustainable growth for our shareholders in the medium to long term by offering our customers an unrivalled range of high quality leading brands. The Group provides a full multi-channel retail approach across its fascias in the UK, and increasingly across its fascias in continental Europe and elsewhere. The Group also wholesales and licenses its Group Brands to partners in the UK, continental Europe, the Americas, and the Far East. Sports Direct International (SDI) doesn't want anything getting between you and your next goooaaalll! The sporting goods retailer sells clothing, footwear, and athletic accessories from such names as Nike, adidas, Puma, and Umbro at more than 450 stores in the UK and half a dozen other European countries, as well as online. Its store banners include SPORTSDIRECT.com, Field & Trek, and Lillywhites. SDI also licenses and wholesales sports gear and apparel under the Everlast, Kangol, and Dunlop brands, among others. SDI specializes in replica sports jerseys, shoes, and pads, along with cricket equipment. Formed in 1982 as Mike Ashley Sports, the company is controlled by its namesake founder and deputy chairman.
