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JD Sports makes nearly 40% of its sales in the US through its Finish Line, Shoe Palace and Hibbett stores

JD Sports warns US tariffs could hit prices and demand

Sportswear retailer JD Sports has today posted a 2% fall in first-quarter sales and warned that higher prices in its key US market from President Donald Trump's tariffs could hit customer demand, sending its shares down 6%.

Business • 21 May

Shares in JD Sports have slumped 23% this yea

JD Sports reports quarterly sales rise in volatile market

British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has reported a 2.4% rise in second-quarter underlying sales, an improvement on the previous quarter, but said it was cautious on its outlook for the rest of the year with the overall market remaining volatile.

Business • 22 Aug 24

JD Sports said it was boosted by the opening of more than 200 new shops, and plans to open a further 200 over the current financial year

JD Sports keeps profit outlook in 'volatile' market

British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has today reported a 6.4% drop in first quarter sales in its home market, blaming a volatile clothing market, sending its shares sharply lower.

Business • 31 May 24

JD Sports said today that trading in the new financial year so far was in line with its expectations

JD Sports flags challenging conditions, Q4 sales up 0.1%

British sportswear retailer JD Sports said trading conditions remained challenging after its like-for-like sales dropped in January, resulting in fourth-quarter growth of just 0.1%.

Business • 28 Mar 24

The firm's pre-tax profits of €19.56m follow pre-tax profits of €18.76 million in the prior year.

Pre-tax profits increase to €19.56m at JD Sports

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of sports retailer, JD Sports this year increased by 4% to €19.56 million.

Business • 27 Dec 23

JD Sports will focus on adding new stores in the US, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, its new CEO said

JD Sports' new CEO Schultz lays out growth plans

British-based JD Sports will spend up to £3 billion to open as many as 1,750 stores over the next five years, said new CEO Régis Schultz, outlining his plans for the retailer to become an athletic leisurewear "powerhouse".

Business • 03 Feb 23

JD Sports said it expects profits in its new financial year ended January 2024 to grow to just over 1 billion pounds

JD Sports lifts outlook after Christmas revenue growth

British clothes and footwear retailer JD Sports reported total revenue growth of over 20% in the six weeks in the run up to Christmas which it said would help lift annual profit to the top end of a forecast range.

Business • 11 Jan 23

The CMA said that JD Sports and Elite Sports fixed the retail prices of a number of Rangers-branded replica kits and other clothing products from September 2018 until at least July 2019

JD Sports broke law over Rangers merchandise pricing

Sportswear retailer JD Sports and rival Elite Sports broke competition law by fixing the retail prices of certain branded clothing products of Rangers Football Club, the UK's competition watchdog provisionally found today.

Business • 07 Jun 22

JD Sports and Footasylum have been fined a combined £4.7m by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority

JD Sports & Footasylum fined, CEO meetings breach order

Britain has today fined sportswear retailers JD Sports and Footasylum, saying meetings between their bosses breached an order that barred the two merged companies from integrating further.

Business • 14 Feb 22

The CMA found the combination of the two sportswear chains could hurt competition and leave consumers with fewer choices

JD Sports must sell Footasylum after all - UK regulator

Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports must sell Footasylum, the UK competition regulator said today.

Business • 04 Nov 21

JD Sports said that 'a comprehensive process' to divide the role would start shortly

JD Sports to split chairman and CEO roles

Sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has bowed to critics of its corporate governance by saying it will split long-standing boss Peter Cowgill's role as executive chairman and recruit a chief executive over the next year.

Business • 01 Jul 21

Peter Cowgill, the chairman of JD Sports, has said that shareholders 'may well' vote against the £4.3m bonus

JD shareholders may vote against bonus, says chairman

The chairman of JD Sports has said that shareholders "may well" vote against the £4.3m bonus that the company is set to award him despite taking UK government support to furlough its staff.

Business • 14 Jun 21

JD Sports said today it was not searching for a new CEO or a new chairman

JD Sports says not looking for new CEO

JD Sports said today it was not searching for a new chief executive officer or chairman.

Business • 01 Jun 21

Penneys stores accounted for 30 of the top 50 retailers in the country for Revolut spending yesterday

Revolut users spend big in Penneys as retailers reopen

Revolut users spent more money in Penneys stores than any other non-essential shops in the country on the first day of the reopening of retail yesterday.

Business • 11 May 21

JD Sports plans to open a warehouse in Dublin that will be operational in the second half of this year in order to fulfill online orders in Ireland

JD Sports to open new warehouse in Dublin

UK sportswear retailer JD Sports has forecast profit growth this year and announced plans to ramp up warehouse capacity to fulfil online orders and minimise disruptions from Brexit.

Business • 13 Apr 21

JD Sports saw strong demand on its online channels during the coronavirus lockdowns

JD Sports sees annual profit ahead of estimates

Sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has today forecast full-year profit to be "significantly ahead" of market expectations at about £295m, thanks to strong online sales during coronavirus lockdowns.

Business • 11 Jan 21

JD Sports buys retailer Shoe Palace for $325m in a move that would expand its footprint in the US West Coast

JD Sports buys Shoe Palace to expand US footprint

Sportswear retailer JD Sports said today it had bought retailer Shoe Palace for $325m in a move that would expand its footprint in the US West Coast, sending the company's shares 5% higher.

Business • 15 Dec 20

JD Sports has predicted that its full-year headline pretax profit would be at least £265m

JD Sports restores outlook after reopening bounce

Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports has today reinstated its annual guidance, saying it was encouraged by its performance since stores reopened thanks to the easing of coronavirus-led restrictions.

Business • 08 Sep 20

JD Sports said customer traffic was still weak in shopping centres across Europe

JD Sports sees weaker traffic numbers after reopening

JD Sports has cancelled its final dividend payment for shareholders and warned that customer traffic was still weak in shopping centres across Europe as shoppers worried about visiting densely occupied enclosed spaces.

Business • 07 Jul 20

JD had been exploring options for Go Outdoors while the coronavirus lockdown mounted further pressure

JD Sports in Go Outdoors 'pre-pack' administration deal

JD Sports has appointed Deloitte as administrator for its loss-making outdoor clothing chain as it bought back assets of the unit in a pre-pack administration deal.

Business • 24 Jun 20

The UK competition watchdog said the deal would leave shoppers worse off

UK watchdog blocks JD Sports-Footasylum deal

The UK competition watchdog made good today on its threat to block sportswear retailer JD Sports' takeover of smaller rival Footasylum, saying it would leave shoppers worse off and requiring JD to sell the chain.

Business • 06 May 20

JD Sports said today it does not find it appropriate to provide outlook for the current fiscal year ending January 2021

JD Sports delays results until May

Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports said today it has delayed the publication of its financial results to May and has enough cash resources to ride out the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 24 Mar 20

JD Sports had valued Footasylum at up to £90m

JD Sports/Footasylum deal may leave shoppers worse off

The UK competition watchdog said today a takeover of sports retailer Footasylum by larger rival JD Sports could leave shoppers worse off.

Business • 11 Feb 20

JD has successfully targeted younger consumers with athleisure products as sports clothing becomes more acceptable

JD Sports sees profit at upper end of market view

JD Sports said today it expected annual profit towards the upper end of the current market view on stronger demand for its gym clothing and premium-branded fashion overseas, defying the gloomy UK retail sector once again.

Business • 10 Jan 20

The UK's Competition and Market Authority is investigating JD Sports' £90m deal to buy competitor Footasylum

JD Sports says Footasylum deal will 'benefit' customers

JD Sports has told the UK competition regulator that customers will "benefit" as a result of its proposed takeover of Footasylum, despite criticism from rival retailers.

Business • 24 Dec 19

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