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Life Style Sports is Ireland's largest sports retailer, operating 63 outlets spread across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They stock sporting goods and sport fashions. == History == Life Style Sports was established in 1979 in the Republic of Ireland by Quinnsworth, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods.〔()〕 In 1997 it was bought by Tesco PLC but was later spun off via a management buy-out of seven directors, led by MD Andrew Sharkey and venture capital firm, ACT. In November 2005, it was acquired by Stafford Holdings – an Irish family-owned company who stated, "This latest acquisition is in line with its stated strategy of seeking acquisition opportunities in new sectors which offer strong growth potential, while maintaining a strong commitment to its current portfolio of businesses."〔(Stafford Holdings buys Lifestyle Sports – RTÉ News ). Rte.ie (30 January 2009).〕 In 2006, former Dunnes Stores senior director Eoin McGettigan was appointed CEO.〔(Lifestyle Sports names Dunnes Executive as CEO – RTÉ News ). Rte.ie (26 January 2007).〕 Mark Stafford took up the role of chairman. In early 2009, Mark Stafford replaced McGettigan as CEO. He was joined by former Nike Ireland general manager Nigel Cowman as Finance Director, Dan Ryan from Penneys and Brown Thomas as Trading Director. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life Style Sports」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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