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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. The Pentland Group owns 55% of the company. [4]
The stake amounted to 11.9% of JD Sports in November 2013. Sports Direct formerly held 5% of Amer Sports. [19] In 2012 Sports Direct International purchased rival retailer JJB's brand name, website, 20 stores and all of their stock in a deal for approximately £24m. The deal saved around 550 jobs. [20] [21] [22] [23]
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]
The JD Sports boss was one of more than 120 business leaders to sign a letter, published in The Times, backing Labour ahead of the general election and endorsing the party's economic plans.
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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, as well as Finish Line-branded athletic shoe departments in more than 450 Macy's stores.
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] Since the acquisition by JD Sports, Blacks head offices have been relocated to JD's head offices in Bury.
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