Sports Insight

STAG outstrips market

By: Jeff James

Listed Under: Top Story

Published: Monday, July 28, 2008

The STAG Buying Group has continued its upward trend in the UK market with members' sales closing in on £200million at retail. In addition, new supplier signings such as Cat Footwear, Coleman, Magnum and Gola Sport increased the group’s march on new business, further cementing its leadership position in the buying sector.

Commenting on the batch of new signings, Ward Robertson, managing director of the STAG Buying Group (pictured), said: “Despite the credit squeeze and buffeting from the headwinds of a weakening economy, the wheels of commerce keep turning. Whilst we are quite thrilled with the companies that have just joined us, we are still in the process of building our community of suppliers and members - an ambitious community and one built on the cornerstones of fair competition, brand integrity, sustainable growth and a full belief in the outstanding benefits to the consumer of independent retailing.

"It is this self-supporting philosophy that has the strong sustaining qualities that are so important in the testing trading conditions we are all facing today.”

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