Discount clothing chain Sports Direct has blamed suppliers to Blacks Leisure for scuppering a full takeover of the struggling outdoors equipment retailer.
Sports Direct bought the trading assets of Blacks this week through an administration process but couldn't complete a formal share takeover because it says suppliers, in particular The North Face, "were not prepared to respond to our approaches".
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