Category Archives: Sport

La Dolce Vita – or perhaps not

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Leigh Sparks

I am on annual leave today and tomorrow. These dates have been in the diary for some time; over a year to be precise.  Whilst being on leave will be a relief (for me and no doubt some colleagues) it … Continue reading →

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Two new academic papers on healthy eating and sport

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Leigh Sparks

The last few weeks of 2016 saw the release in early view of two new articles on which I am co-author.  Both are slightly unrelated directly to retailing, but they do have tangential interest for those who know my broader … Continue reading →

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Time Flies

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Leigh Sparks

Remarkably – well to me anyhow – it has been almost six weeks since I last posted on here. It is not as though things haven’t been happening or that I have not been busy, it is just life has … Continue reading →

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Night Moves

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Leigh Sparks

Many years ago, when I was on my Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship to North America, I was in Montreal at the same time as the F1 Grand Prix. This was by accident and the meetings and conference I … Continue reading →

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Shock and Awe

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Leigh Sparks

I am too young to be an ageing hippie – honest. And I certainly no longer have the hair for it. But a few nights ago we went to the Neil Young and Crazy Horse show in Glasgow. Growing up … Continue reading →

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Believe 23.10.2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Leigh Sparks

I almost bought a tee shirt last week.  Nice red number, with just one word – Believe – and one date – 23.10.2011 – on the front. Available online and at the Welsh Rugby Union shop. But I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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