Outdoor company Blacks Leisure bucked the gloom on the high street after the wet summer gave the company a much-needed trading revival. Total sales in Blacks, which is 30 per cent owned by new Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley's Sports Direct chain, increased by 6.3 per cent in the 19 weeks to July 14.
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