All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 9
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Opinion
Opinion: JD ditches attack for defence with Footasylum stake
JD Sports’ aggressive acquisition spree shows no signs of slowing down – but its latest purchase smacks of a much more defensive move.
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News
JD Sports snaps up stake in rival Footasylum
JD Sports has snapped up a near-10% stake in athleisure rival Footasylum but insisted it does not intend to make a takeover bid for the business.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail's winners show how to beat tough times
Now that the bulk of the numbers are in, what to make of retail’s Christmas and the outlook for this year?
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News
JD Sports targets ‘upper end’ of profit guidance
JD Sports is on track to register earnings “at the upper end” of market expectations after hailing “further significant progress” during the Christmas trading period.
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News
Go Outdoors buys Fishing Republic out of administration
Go Outdoors has acquired fishing retailer Fishing Republic out of administration today, saving the jobs of over 100 employees across its 14 stores.
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Gallery
Store Gallery: The best Christmas window displays
Although Christmas has lost its shine for many retailers this year, shop windows have kept their sparkle. Here are some of the high street highlights.
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Analysis
Seven retailers doing brilliantly – and what to learn from them
We highlight some great retail success stories that dispel some of the gloom affecting the industry.
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Analysis
Black Friday – what retailers should expect this year
Black Friday has transformed UK retail in the run-up to Christmas in recent years.
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News
Watch: JD's Christmas advert packs a punch
Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua is among the famous faces appearing in JD’s “biggest ever” Christmas campaign.
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News
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small steps down
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small is to step down at the end of the month.
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News
Fashion retailers questioned by MPs on sustainability
Fashion retail bosses have been asked to explain to MPs what measures they are taking to minimise the environmental and social impact of the goods they sell.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD Sports shows that stores still matter
It may have a healthy online business, but stores are at the heart of JD Sports’ rise and rise and rise.
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News
JD Sports plans to take gym chain 'nationwide'
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small says the retailer has lofty ambitions expand its 20-strong chain of gyms, which he describes as the retailer’s “secret weapon”.
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Opinion
Opinion: Primark and JD show golden rules hold good
Retail may be changing at byte speed, but two stellar successes demonstrated this week that some of the oldest rules in the book still apply.
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News
JD Sports streaks ahead with 'record' profits and sales
JD Sports recorded a spike in interim sales and profits in what boss Peter Cowgill dubbed a “resilient” performance amid “widely reported UK retail challenges”.
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News
Agenda: JLP, Morrisons, Primark, JD Sports and Dunelm
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Primark, John Lewis, Morrisons, JD Sports and Dunelm in the diary.
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News
JD Sports boss Cowgill’s pay probed by investor group
An influential investor group has urged JD Sports shareholders to rebel against executive chairman Peter Cowgill’s pay package.
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Opinion
Opinion: Improving is not winning in retail
The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: JD Sports eyes up America
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on JD Sports’ international growth ambitions following acquisitions such as that of Finish Line in the US
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Analysis
Analysis: How digital is central to JD’s growth plan
JD Sports has hit the acquisition trail hard recently, but key to the success of its spending spree will be digitally integrating its businesses into a global network.