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Sports Division

UK Sport retailer

Sports Division was one of the biggest sports retailers in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. The company was set up by Sir Tom Hunter in 1984 to sell trainers, initially from the back of a van.2 It ceased to exist in 1998.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1
  • Industryretail1

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Sports Division was one of the biggest sports retailers in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. The company was set up by Sir Tom Hunter in 1984 to sell trainers, initially from the back of a van.2

Products and brands

  • clothing

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1984Founded Founded1

Sources

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