Fishing Republic to expand

Fishing Republic, one of the UK’s biggest fishing tackle retailers, reported encouraging trading and said it is extending its trading area into the West Midlands after signing a lease on a retail unit in South Birmingham.

The Rotherham-based firm said trading is encouraging with sales up 43 per cent in the four months to October 31. It said the growth reflects the additional resources being spent on sales and marketing. The group has also signed a lease for a new larger store in Hull, which will replace its existing outlet in the city.

The company’s expansion is in line with its strategy to broaden its geographic reach.

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Steve Gross, CEO of Fishing Republic, said: “We are very pleased to see that sales in the four months to the end of October, the close of the main fishing season, show a significant uplift on same period last year.”