Sweatshop (retailer)

Sweatshop is a chain of running equipment shops in the United Kingdom with 44 branches (as of March 2015) and an online shop.[1] It was founded by runner Chris Brasher in 1971, with the first shop in Teddington. Its original name was "Chris Brasher's Sporting Emporium", and changed to Sweatshop in 1978.[2] It is now owned by Sports Direct.[3]

Sweatshop was voted "best retailer" by readers and website visitors of the British edition of Runner's World magazine each year from 2008 to 2013. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Stores". Sweatshop. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. ↑ "An introduction to Sweatshop - We Know Running". Sweatshop. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Customer Services - Terms and Conditions". Sweatshop. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Runner's World PB Awards 2008 - The Winners". Runner's World. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Personal Best Awards 2009". Runner's World. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Personal Best Awards 2010: The Winners". Runner's World. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Personal Best Awards 2011: The Winners". Runner's World. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Runner's World PB Awards 2012: The Winners". Runner's World. 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Personal Best awards 2013". Runner's World. 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

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