All JD Sports Fashion articles – Page 29
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AnalysisThe retail life of Peter Cowgill, JD Sports Fashion
He may keep a low profile, but Peter Cowgill’s financial nous has taken JD Sports Fashion to new heights, says Lisa Berwin.JD Sports Fashion executive chairman Peter Cowgill has quite a few reasons to be celebrating.Unlike many clothing or sports retailers, his fashion-led business has produced sparkling results as it ...
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NewsJD Sports acquires French sports retailer Chausport
JD Sports Fashion has acquired French sports retailer Chausport, as first revealed by Retail Week.
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NewsJD Sports set for European debut
Speculation mounts that sports giant JD Sports will pounce on French chain as it considers overseas move
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NewsJD Sports to expand fashion as full-year results impress
JD Sports Fashion chief executive Barry Bown has laid out plans to up the retailer’s fashion offer as he pleased the City with a solid set of full-year results.Bown plans to expand the Bank fascia from 54 to 150 stores in the next five years and will launch transactional Bank ...
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Debenhams launches outlet site to tap into shift in shopper habits
Debenhams will launch an outlet store online on Monday, allowing customers all-year-round access to products at prices up to 70 per cent cheaper than in its stores.
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NewsBrokers unmoved by surging retail stocks
Rocketing store shares prompted open-jawed amazement on the part of some analysts, who are convinced the market has got ahead of itself.Fresh back from his holidays, Pali’s Nick Bubb clocked the “astonishing” surge of the past few weeks but maintained his bear stance.“Green shoots can quickly shrivel and we are ...
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OpinionJD Sports in fashion
JD Sports Fashion has hit the ball out of the park with its latest set of full-year results.Full-year profits came in well ahead of expectations and its like-for-likes over the nine weeks to last Saturday were in positive territory in spite of the snow and later fall of Easter this ...
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NewsJD Sports launches discount clothing site
JD Sports Fashion this week launched its discount apparel site Getthelabel.com.
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NewsProfits leap at JD Sports Fashion
JD Sports Fashion has reported a surge in full-year sales and profits and an encouraging start to the new year.The apparel group, whose chains include Bank and Scotts as well as the eponymous JD Sports, generated a 9 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £38.2m on sales 13.3 per ...
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OpinionJJB Sports: a game of two halves
All is fair in retail and football. Or not, it seems, if you are old sparring partners Dave Whelan and Mike Ashley in their battle for control over JJB Sports.
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AnalysisStore design: a little goes a very long way
Retailers are faced with some tough choices at the moment and retail design may well be low down on their list of priorities. But can they afford to do without it? John Ryan and Laura Lupton report
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JD Sports to exceed expectations after solid January sales
Strong sales in January at JD Sports Fashion have lifted expectations for its full-year results.
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JD Sports reports strong Christmas
JD Sports posted strong growth over the Christmas period as it held its nerve and only went on Sale on Boxing Day.
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Mike Ashley to halt strategic stakebuilding
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has signalled that his penchant for snapping up stakes in rival retailers through Sports Direct may have run its course.
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Analysis
Video: The week in retail, December 5, 2008
TGi Friday: Tim Danaher and George MacDonald discuss why Morrisons is doing better than Tesco and the turmoil in the sportswear market.
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JD Sports Fashion like-for-like sales slow
Like-for-like sales at JD Sports Fashion have been hit by the difficult economic climate and strong comparatives from last year.
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Barclays appoints Grant Thornton to JJB Sports
Barclays Bank has appointed Grant Thornton to advise it on JJB Sports’ future plans as the retailer revealed this morning that it has exchanged the contracts for four of its stores to Sports Direct.
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JD Sports mulls bid for rival JJB
JD Sports Fashion is said to be considering a bid for rival JJB Sports.
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JD buys JJB stake as Dave Whelan eyes health club chain
JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan is in talks to buy the retailer's health club chain and JD Sports Fashion has bought a 10 per cent stake in its rival.
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JD in talks to buy Qube and OSC from JJB
JD Sports Fashion is thought to be in talks with JJB Sports to buy the Qube and Original Shoe Company chains from its struggling rival.