All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 29
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NewsCity freezes out retail despite solid results
Despite many retailers delivering impressive Christmas performances, store stocks - other than the grocers’ - were in deep freeze in a flat market.
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NewsSnow does non-food retailers no favours
Non-food retailers’ trading has been disrupted over the past week by heavy snowfall as staff struggled to get to work and customers avoided venturing out to take advantage of the January Sales.
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NewsJD Sports festive like-for-likes up 6.6%
JD Sports Fashion has reported group like-for-like sales for the five weeks to January 2 up 6.6%.
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NewsRetailers prepare to update on Christmas trading
Retailers including John Lewis, M&S, Next, Sainsbury’s, JD Sports Fashion are to reveal key Christmas trading updates this week which will be seen as key indicators to how successful the festive period was for the retail sector.
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NewsJD increases control of Canterbury brand
JD Sports Fashion has has taken control of the Australian distribution company for rugby brand Canterbury, and bought a majority stake in its New Zealand distributor.
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NewsSports Direct defends chairman appointment
Sports Direct has denied that it appointed Keith Hellawell chairman because of his experience of chairing a company that, like the sports specialist, has faced an OFT inquiry.
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NewsJD Sports sells stake in JJB Sports
JD Sports Fashion has sold its shares in rival sports retailer JJB Sports.
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NewsJD Sports still prospering despite rival’s resurgence
JD Sports has continued to trade well despite strengthening competition and is confident of its prospects for the rest of its financial year.
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NewsJD sales remain positive
JD Sports Fashion said that trading has remained positive with sales at both its fashion and sports fascias continuing to perform well.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion opens site to overseas markets
JD Sports Fashion has extended its online offer to overseas markets in an attempt to bolster its international presence.
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AnalysisCustomer-centricity across the enterprise
Retailers make grand statements about how customer-centric their businesses are, but where can customer intelligence make the difference to top and bottom lines, asks Joanna Perry
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Next chiefs see market stabilising
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose intends to trade the business at full price through the Christmas period on the back of improved consumer confidence.
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NewsJD Sports in frame to buy football centres business
Speculation is circulating that JD Sports Fashion is planning to gatecrash a £42.5m takeover of five-a-side football chain Powerleague, where rival retailer Sports Direct’s acting chairman Simon Bentley is a director.
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NewsJD Sports picks system to forecast store sales
JD Sports is to introduce technology to allow it to forecast store sales and make decisions about store investment opportunities.
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NewsSports Direct loses stakes in rivals
Sports Direct has lost its stakes in rivals JD Sports Fashion and Blacks Leisure as the administrator of collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing took control of the holdings.
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NewsYouth unemployment won’t hit JD, says boss
JD Sports Fashion chief executive Barry Bown said he was cautiously optimistic about prospects for the year ahead and shrugged off concerns that rising youth unemployment could slow growth.
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NewsJD Sports pre-tax profits jump 14.5%
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion revealed a 14.5% increase in group pre-tax profits before exceptional items to £14.2m in the 26 weeks to August 1.
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NewsJD Sports front-runner to buy Kitbag from Findel
JD Sports Fashion looks to be continuing its spending spree and could snap up online sports offer Kitbag from home shopping group Findel.
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OpinionGap quick to respond to factory allegations
Gap should be lauded for its swift and thorough response to allegations of illegal dumping of harmful waste by a factory in Lesotho that makes jeans for the retailer.
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JD Sports buys rugby brand Canterbury Europe
JD Sports Fashion has bought rugby brand Canterbury Europe from administration.