All JD Sports Fashion articles
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News briefsJD Group brings Fluent Commerce to Hibbett USA
JD Group is rolling out Fluent Commerce’s distributed-order-management (DOM) solution across Hibbett’s thousand or so US stores to power omnichannel fulfilment.
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ArticleJD Sports returns to growth despite weak footwear cycle
JD Sports Fashion posts solid Q3, with apparel and running strength offsetting weak sneaker demand in a challenging market.
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AnalysisThe world’s biggest sports retailers
Our annual analysis of the world’s 50 largest sports retailers presents the revenue of the top international sports retailers and ranks their growth year-on-year.
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ArticleJD Sports Fashion stays on course with organic growth in Q2
JD Sports Fashion defies the challenging market environment. While North America and Asia are growing, the domestic business remains under pressure.
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Infographics & DataFull list: Global sporting goods industry stock market performers 2024
How did the sporting goods industry do in 2024? Download our list of the 85 stock-listed sporting goods companies and their results from last year.
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ArticleJD Sports maintains FY25 guidance, details FY26 outlook
In its recently completed FY25, JD Sports posted organic revenue growth of 5.8 percent and profit before tax and adjusted items in line with its January guidance range of £915-£930 million (€1.06-1.09b).
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News briefsDutch withdrawal provokes loss in Sprinter’s FY24
Overall revenue growth could not overcome one-off impairments.
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ArticleOn’s momentum continues, eyes more than €3bn in FY25 sales
Regionally, the EMEA, lapsing the final year-over-year comparison from strategic store closure in FY23.
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ArticleJD Sports warns profit will be at lower end of range after ‘volatile’ October
The retailer warns of lower profits as October sales slip amid discounting and consumer caution, but expansion plans fuel long-term growth hopes.
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ArticleJD Sports interims beat forecasts but Nike woes worry investors
JD Sports posts a better-than-expected profit increase, maintaining growth plans despite volatile conditions and Nike’s revenue decline.
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News briefsJD Sports announces changes in key committees
JD Sports confirms leadership transitions, including a new Remuneration Committee Chair.
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News briefsJD Sports appoints Prama Bhatt to board role
The British sportswear retailer JD Sports appoints Bhatt as a non-executive director, leveraging her expertise in digital retail to strengthen its US business strategy.
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News briefsNike and JD Sports roll out connected loyalty program to the US
The companies are expanding their connected loyalty program to the US to enhance the customer experience and underscore JD Sports’ growth ambitions in North America.
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News briefsShareholders approve sale of Hibbett to JD Sports
JD Sports has cleared the final hurdle in its $1.1bn takeover of US sports retailer Hibbett Sports.
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ArticleChange of Iberian plans for Sprinter, Sport Zone
JD Sports will be switching 28 to 30 Sprinter and Sport Zone stores in Spain to the JD banner between now and 2025, according to Diffusion Sport. Included in this two-year development plan is the renovation of two stores in Alicante province, in the cities of Finestrat and Alicante, both ...
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News briefsJD Sports announces expansion into South Africa
JD Sports Fashion has partnered with Foschini Retail Group, a subsidiary of The Foschini Group Limited (TFG), to launch the JD brand in South Africa. Over 40 JD stores are set to open across the country in the next five years, with the first expected by the end of 2024. ...
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ArticleBusy summer of sports, soft comps should bolster JD Sports
Shares of JD Sports Fashion rose by 15.7 percent on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, closing at £134.50 (€156.85), after the parent of Go Outdoors, Millets and other retail banners predicted improved trading conditions in the months ahead, sparked by the Euro Cup and Paris Games this summer, softer year-over-year ...
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Infographics & DataFull list: Global sporting goods industry stock market performers 2023
How did the sporting goods industry do in 2023? Download our list of the 86 stock-listed sporting goods companies and their results from last year.
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News briefsJD Sports halts compensation, sparks retail bankruptcy
The parent company JD Sports Fashion Plc made the decision to cease compensating the losses of Sports Unlimited Retail in November 2023. As a result, Sports Unlimited Retail filed for bankruptcy. JD Sports, the parent company of Aktiesport, Perry Sport and Sprinter shops in the Netherlands, has been experiencing significant ...
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ArticleHela Apparel acquires UK-based Focus Brands from JD Sports
Sri Lanka’s Hela Apparel Holdings Plc announced on its LinkedIn page the acquisition of UK-based apparel brand licensing house Focus Brands. “This marks another major milestone in our journey towards becoming a truly comprehensive solution provider for the apparel sector and will further elevate Hela’s service offering to its customers,” ...
