JD Sports ‘perplexed’ as Footasylum deal knocked back by CMA

Footasylum store at Centre MK

JD Sports faces the prospect of having to sell Footaysylum following renewed concerns about the deal from the Competition and Markets Authority.

The sports retailer’s boss Peter Cowgill said he was ”perplexed and again disappointed” by the latest ruling by the CMA.

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