Kitted-Out: The Sports Clothing and Footwear Retailers

On the UK high street, things have changed greatly in the past twenty years. Shop names come and go. Old favourites are replaced by shiny new firms. It's hard to keep up at times. But where these names come from and where they're going is of great importance to the health of high street retailing. This At your Leisure looks at the key players in this market and their origins. Finally, we consider what the future may hold for these companies, some of which control the best known sports brands in Britain.