In a preliminary trading statement, JD Sports Fashion said on July 31 that it was expecting its headline pre-tax income to be about 10 percent higher than the current consensus among financial analysts of £110 million (€155.4m-$170.5m). It confirmed that it suffered some loss of margin from the weakness of the euro in its euro-denominated businesses during the first half of its financial year, which ended on Aug. 1, but said that sales continued to be strong and in excess of the management's expectations on a comparable store basis. The results for the first half are scheduled to come out on Sept. 16.

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