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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 .
Opened shops in numerous city locations. At one time owned by the Forte Group, it was purchased by Jerónimo Martins in 1996. The business struggled in the competitive UK sports market and in 2002 was sold to Sports Direct. Shops were changed to Sports Direct or closed between 2002 and 2012, leaving the Regent Street shop as the sole location.
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. [22]
Blacks is the largest outdoor retailer in the UK with stores nationwide. The company entered administration in 2012 and is now owned by JD Sports Fashion plc. JD made a cash offer of £20 million for the majority of the retailer's 300 UK stores and said it will retain the majority of Blacks' 3,500 staff. [1]
One Stop Shopping Centre has 80 units covering 380,000 sq ft and 1,200 free spaces in a surface car park. Tenant outlets include Boots, Asda, JD Sports and a Nike outlet. In November 2022 London-based Northdale Asset Management and US investor Magnetar Capital acquired the One Stop Centre in Birmingham and Corby Town Centre in Corby for £76 ...
Frasers Group plc (formerly known as Sports Direct International plc) is a British retail, sport and intellectual property group, named after its ownership of the department store chain House of Fraser. The company is best known for trading predominantly under the Sports Direct brand which operates both physical outlets and online. [4]
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JD Sports PLC bought out menswear brand Cecil Gee [14] in 2012, turning all five branches into Tessuti stores. Tessuti’s portfolio has also includes the Aspecto [15] and Infinities retail businesses, bought by JD Sports PLC [16] in 2015 and that form part of an ongoing re-brand underneath the Tessuti umbrella. New store openings in 2018 ...