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JD Sports Fashion plc, commonly known as JD Sports, JD or JD Group [3] is a British multinational sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
In 1979, it purchased the 12-store Jeans Junction chain in New South Wales for $1 million. In the early 1980s, it acquired the Queensland chain Denim in Jeans and the South Australian chain Zip Up. In 1988, it purchased the failed women's fashion chain Central Park, which had 15 stores in Western Australia, for $2 million. [2]
Previous logo. Finish Line, Inc. is an American retail chain that sells athletic shoes and related apparel and accessories owned by JD Sports. The company operates 288 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico, mostly in shopping malls; they also operate Finish Line-branded athletic shoe departments in more than 450 Macy's stores.
The Iconic (styled as THE ICONIC) is an Australian online fashion and sports retailer based in Sydney. [1] The company was launched in 2011 and is one of Australia’s largest fashion, sports, beauty, kidswear and homewares destinations.
In December 2009, Dotti opened its 100th store in a shopping centre in Melbourne's western suburbs. [5] In April 2011, Dotti launched an online store, adding a New Zealand specific online shopping site in 2015. [6] By 2017 they had 220 stores, 198 in Australia and 22 in New Zealand.
As of November 2023, there were 167 Platypus stores in Australia and 34 in New Zealand. [20] SUBTYPE is a premium sneaker and apparel store established in Sydney in 2014. [2] It has stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Brisbane and Adelaide. [21] The Trybe is a children's fashion brand. [2] The business was sold in 2024. [14]
The COVID-19 pandemic affected revenue in 2020, [28] and the company temporarily or permanently closed stores. [29] However, TFG Australia's online sales surged, increasing 58.1% in the year to March 2021. [28] The company introduced the Rockwear brand in Western Australia in 2021, opening five stores across Perth over two months. [19]
Fuelled by a record-breaking performance from JD Sports Fashion, Pentland Group’s revenue soared 38.9% to £5.1bn for the year to 31 December 2018, with Group operating up by 9.3% to £411m. In 2018, JD Sports Fashion bought US retailer, Finish Line and opened 83 new stores, including 78 in international markets.