JD Sports

JD Sports is an English sports and outdoor wear retailer, founded in 1981, based in Lancashire. It also trades online and is expanding internationally throgh strategic acquistions. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about JD Sports and the sports and fashion retail sectors.

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JD Sports trials conversational AI agent online
2026-04-28T10:28:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
JD Sports has become the latest retailer to launch a conversational agent on its website as it looks for more ways to enhance the customer experience, Retail Week has learnt.
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JD Sports chair quit after failed push to remove CEO – reports
2026-04-24T06:51:00+01:00By George Arnett
Andy Higginson quit his chair position after the board failed to back a move to remove Régis Schultz, according to a report in the FT this morning.
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JD Sports chair Andy Higginson to step down
2026-04-22T06:18:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
JD Sports has confirmed that chair Andy Higginson will be stepping down from the retailer in the summer.

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Agentic commerce: Which retailers are embracing this new way of shopping?

2026-03-10T12:31:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

More retailers are embracing a new way of shopping by letting AI agents browse, search, recommend, and purchase on behalf of the shopper – known as agentic commerce.

Partnership update: John Lewis’ AI-shopping venture, Wickes retail media tie-up, and more
2026-03-10T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
JD Sports exec: Young people more open to long-term careers in retail due to high unemployment
2026-02-24T00:01:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
JD Sports unveils £200m share buyback scheme
2026-02-23T07:20:00+00:00By George MacDonald
With Adidas firmly back on its feet, can the rest of sportswear keep pace?
2026-02-02T00:01:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan

Partnership update: JD Sports’ agentic AI collaboration, Morrisons branches into travel, and more
2026-01-27T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
How UK consumers shopped with AI over Christmas
2026-01-26T16:37:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
JD Sports reports Christmas dip against ‘volatile consumer backdrop’
2026-01-21T07:22:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
JD Sports to sell directly through AI platforms
2026-01-12T07:00:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan

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