Life Style Sports, officially Lifestyle Sports (Ireland) Limited is Ireland's largest sports retailer, operating 46 outlets spread across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They stock sporting goods and sport fashions.
Life Style Sports was established in 1979 in the Republic of Ireland by Quinnsworth, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods.[1] In 1997 it was bought by Tesco PLC but was later spun off via a management buy-out of seven directors, led by MD Andrew Sharkey and venture capital firm, ACT.
In November 2005, it was acquired by Stafford Holdings – an Irish family-owned company who stated, "This latest acquisition is in line with its stated strategy of seeking acquisition opportunities in new sectors which offer strong growth potential, while maintaining a strong commitment to its current portfolio of businesses."[2] In 2006, former Dunnes Stores senior director Eoin McGettigan was appointed CEO.[3] Mark Stafford took up the role of chairman. In early 2009, Mark Stafford replaced McGettigan as CEO. He was joined by former Nike Ireland general manager Nigel Cowman as Finance Director, Dan Ryan from Penneys and Brown Thomas as Trading Director.
In September 2007 a new flagship shop opened in the Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin. This remained their largest shop, at 21,000 square feet (2,000 m2).[4] until July 2017, when the company's new flagship shop opened in The Capitol building St Patrick's Street in Cork.[5]
^Lifestyle Sports names Dunnes Executive as CEO – RTÉ News. Rte.ie (26 January 2007).
^Lifestyle Sports Ltd Jobs – Jobs in Ireland. irishjobs.ie.
^"Life Style Sports opens new flagship store in Cork General, news for Ireland, Ireland,Retail,Sport".
^"Latest News - the Official Home of Leinster Rugby".
^. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
^"Life Style Sports opens new flagship store in Cork General, news for Ireland, Ireland,Retail,Sport".
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Life Style Sports website
January 01, 1970
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