JD sports fashion

JD Sports-owned outdoorwear and sportswear retailer Go Outdoors is taking on the former John Lewis retail unit in York's Vangarde Shopping Park to open what it says is the "biggest outdoor store in Europe".

JD Sports Fashion’s renovated store at London's Westfield Stratford City has achieved the highest turnover and footfall across its global portfolio. Mike Armstrong, global managing director of JD, walks Drapers through the location and shares the retailer’s latest store innovations.

Hundreds of workers at JD Sports warehouse in Derby have been put into a redundancy consultation as the retailer launched a review of the site.

JD Sports Fashion has completed its acquisition of US sports retailer Hibbett as part of its expansion in North America.

JD Sports Fashion chief operating officer Sherilyn Paterson has left the role after 12 years with the business, Drapers has learned.

Drapers hosted some of the biggest names in footwear last night (20 June) at London's Grosvenor House to honour their incredible contribution to the industry.

JD Sports Fashion has reported a 8.1% fall in operating profit before adjusting items for 2023/24 to £973.9m despite a 2.7% revenue increase, driven by rising wages and investment costs.

JD Sports Fashion chairman Andy Higginson is among 120 business executives that have given their backing to Labour in the general election as they call for a new outlook to "break free from the stagnation of the last decade".

Frasers Group's Sports Direct has lost a Court of Appeal bid over Newcastle United football club’s exclusive replica jersey supply deal with rival sportswear retailer JD Sports.

JD Sports Fashion non-executive director Mahbobeh Sabetnia will step down in June after two and a half years on the board.