All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 26
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NewsJD Sports acquires Cecil Gee and Spanish sports retailer Sprinter
JD Sports has acquired menswear retailer Cecil Gee and a controlling stake in Spanish sports retailer Sprinter.
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NewsJD Sports like-for-likes dip in line with expectations
JD Sports Fashion has suffered continued declining like-for-like sales but said trading is in line with expectations.
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NewsStores in the spotlight as sale talk heightens
Retailers provided some of the biggest talking points of the week as fevered speculation swirled about the future of some of the industry’s biggest names including Comet, HMV and Signet.
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NewsRetail stocks robust after bleak BRC news
The worst monthly retail sales drop in 16 years was the industry’s big talking point but store stocks were up in the week concluded by the dire BRC trading data.
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NewsJD lashes out as VAT rise is set to cost it £16m in lost sales next year
JD Sports Fashion has condemned the Government’s VAT rise, arguing it is set to lose about £16m in sales next year due to the 2.5 percentage point increase.
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NewsJD Sports "extremely cautious" on outlook despite profits surge
JD Sports Fashion pretax profits surged 28% to £78.6m in the 52 weeks to January 29 yet the retailer remains “extremely cautious” on the outlook.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion rescues Fenchurch from administration
JD Sports Fashion has rescued streetwear brand Fenchurch from administration, but all of its staff have been made redundant.
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NewsMarkets are shaken by Japanese disaster
The earthquake in Japan shook the stock markets worldwide as investors assessed what the costs, commercial as well as human, might be.
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NewsAlworths meeting in bid to secure business’ future
Alworths, the ‘son of Woolworths’ chain launched by a former Woolworths director, was due to meet with financial adviser Leonard Curtis to discuss its future as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsJJB asks shareholders for a further £65m
JJB Sports is asking its shareholders for an additional £65m to support its survival plans.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion and JJB Sports talks are off
JD Sports Fashion has announced it has no intention to make an offer for JJB Sports, claiming JJB has failed to reveal key information about the business.
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AnalysisReady for a rematch?
If its second CVA is successful, that is just the start of the fight to give JJB a sustainable future. Gemma Goldfingle looks at the challenges facing new chairman Mike McTighe
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NewsJJB set for showdown with landlords over second CVA
Angry property owners threaten not to support another CVA now the market has picked up
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NewsTakeover talks reflect tough week for stores
Plunging consumer confidence, signs of slowing trading at bellwether department store group John Lewis and a Carpetright profit warning meant general retailers were left on the shelf by investors.
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NewsJD says chains will stay separate if talks with JJB are successful
JD Sports Fashion executive chairman Peter Cowgill has said that he plans to continue to run JJB Sports as a separate chain if he buys the business, and believes the JD management team can offer expertise to the struggling retailer.
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NewsJD in talks to buy JJB
JD Sports Fashion has confirmed that it is in early talks to buy rival sports chain JJB Sports.
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NewsDouble-dip fears hit general retail stocks
Retail stocks were hit as the economy went into reverse, renewing fears of a double-dip recession, and Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned of plunging living standards.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsJD Sports Fashion buys Irish chain Champion
JD Sports Fashion has bought Irish sports fashion retailer Champion.
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AnalysisHow many stores does a retailer need?
Could HMV’s decision to downsize signal a more general trend for retailers to slim down their property portfolios, asks Nicola Harrison