All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 5
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NewsJD Sports snaps up Greek retailer Cosmos
JD Sports has acquired a controlling stake in Greek retailer Cosmos as it presses ahead with its international expansion drive.
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NewsJD Sports snaps up stake in Hairburst as it takes aim at beauty market
JD Sports has taken a stake in online hair and beauty brand Hairburst, marking the sports retailer’s first foray into the beauty market.
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NewsJD Sports delivers record results as sales and profits soar
JD Sports has delivered record results in the first half of the year as group sales and profits soared off the back of strong performances in the UK and US.
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NewsJD Sports circles Missguided for possible takeover bid
JD Sports is understood to be considering acquiring a controlling stake in fast fashion etailer Missguided.
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NewsJD Sports ‘perplexed’ as Footasylum deal knocked back by CMA
JD Sports faces the prospect of having to sell Footaysylum following renewed concerns about the deal from the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsJD Sports launches UK-first TikTok collaboration for Nike launch
JD has partnered with TikTok to allow users to virtually try on a pair of Nike trainers without leaving the comfort of their homes.
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AnalysisBuilding a video mega-mall: How livestreaming could revolutionise Western retail
As more retailers trial livestream shopping in the UK, Retail Week explores what it could do for Western retail and what can be learned from the Chinese phenomenon.
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NewsJD Sports to split top role as shareholders vote out pay committee chair
JD Sports announced its intentions to divide its top job into chief executive and chair before its next annual general meeting.
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NewsJD snaps up specialist sports pureplay
JD Sports has acquired online-only sports specialist Deporvillage, adding to its growing international empire.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why is retail directors’ pay prompting a shareholder backlash?
Following a big shareholder revolt over Morrison’s decision to award executive bonuses and with JD Sports also likely to be in the firing line, Retail Week looks at why executive pay is becoming increasingly contentious.
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NewsJD Sports braced for shareholder revolt over ‘inappropriate’ Cowgill bonus
JD Sports is bracing itself for a possible shareholder revolt after paying bonuses to senior staff such as Peter Cowgill despite refusing to refund millions in government support.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (Overview)
JD Sports is a sportswear and fashion retailer which has expanded worldwide through an extensive acquisition strategy, particularly in North America. Its aim is to “become the leading global sports-fashion powerhouse”. It has over 3,400 stores worldwide, present in 38 territories across the globe.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (SWOT)
JD Sports is one of the largest sports retailers in the UK by revenue and, as such, is able to take advantage of considerable economies of scale
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (Strategy)
The JD Sports business runs two major divisions, sports fashion and outdoor. Sports fashion provides the bulk of revenues, and as such has been the focus of acquisitions and investment over the last few years.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisJD Sports (Financials)
JD Sports posted a record sales performance for the year ending 28 January 2023 (FY2022), with revenues jumping 18.2% to £10.1bn. Across its divisions, its sports fashion segment grew 19% year-on-year with sales rocketing to £9.6bn, while its outdoor division made good gains, with revenues rising 10% to £0.56bn for the year.
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NewsNike to crack down on retail partners in bid to curb reselling
US sportswear giant Nike has warned retail partners that it will cut supplies of limited-edition trainers in a bid to curb an upsurge in reselling.
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Opinion‘Retail not essential? Try telling that to reopening day shoppers’
There was a joyful sense of release on Monday when, after three months of lockdown darkness, so-called non-essential shops reopened.
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NewsJD Sports boss calls for London rent reduction as footfall ‘battered’ by Covid-19
JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill says central London footfall has been “battered” by Brexit and Covid-19-induced lockdowns.
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NewsJD Sports beats ‘unprecedented challenges’ to retain profitability
JD Sports has “retained substantially all of its record profitability” despite facing “unprecedented challenges” over the past year.
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AnalysisFootprint calculator and sustainable labelling: what Textiles 2030 means for fashion
The UK government has unveiled several initiatives in a bid to tackle the environmental issues surrounding the fashion industry and support a sustainable future – but what will it mean for retailers?