JD Sports Fashion Plc has appointed Régis Schultz as the company's new chief executive officer. The company said in a release that Schultz is expected to join JD in September at which time Kath Smith will undertake a full handover of her duties to Schultz during a short transitional period. Smith will then resume her former role as senior...
2 Aug 2022
On 29 July 2022, JD Sports Fashion Plc exchanged contracts to sell Footasylum Limited and its associated subsidiaries to Aurelius Group for 37.5 million pounds. Commenting on the development, Kath Smith, interim CEO of JD, said: "I would like to sincerely thank the teams at Aurelius and Footasylum who worked collaboratively with the CMA to agree...
1 Aug 2022
JD Sports Fashion Plc has appointed Andy Higginson as chair of the group effective July 11, 2022. The company said in a release that Higginson is a highly experienced and proven retailer and chair with over 28 years of continuous non-executive director experience on PLC boards, including senior leadership roles over nearly 15 years at Tesco....
8 Jul 2022
Total revenue at JD Sports Fashion Plc for the year increased by 38.8 percent to 8,563 million pounds significantly influenced by the impact of the recent acquisitions. The company said in a release that total gross margin for the year increased to 49.1 percent and pre-tax profit doubled to 947.2 million pounds. The company plans to propose an...
22 Jun 2022
For the 14 weeks to May 7, 2022, JD Sports Fashion Plc reported total sales in the group's like for like businesses more than 5 percent higher than the same period in the prior year. The company said in a release that the performance is a positive reflection of both the strength and breadth of the group's brand relationships and category offer....
12 May 2022
In the trading update on 12 January 2022, JD Sports Fashion Plc said that total revenues for the twenty-two week period to January 1, 2022 in the group's like for like businesses were more than 10 percent ahead of the same period in 2020 with an equally positive performance across the Black Friday and Christmas period. The company added that the...
18 Feb 2022
Total revenues for the twenty-two week period to January 1, 2022 in JD Sports Fashion Plc’s like for like businesses were more than 10 percent ahead of the same period in 2020 with an equally positive performance across the Black Friday and Christmas period. The company said that gross margins for the second half are in line with the prior year....
12 Jan 2022
JD Sports Fashion has announced that after more than six years on the board, Heather Jackson has stepped down from her position as non-executive director, with effect from November 29, 2021. The company also announced that, with effect from the same date, Mahbobeh Sabetnia was appointed as a non-executive director. Commenting on her departure,...
30 Nov 2021
JD Sports Fashion Plc, has appointed Helen Ashton as a non-executive director, with effect from November 15, 2021. Commenting on Ashton’s appointment to the company’s board, Peter Cowgill, executive chairman of JD Sports Fashion, said: “Helen brings a significant amount of retail, digital and financial experience. Helen will take up the role of...
16 Nov 2021
Total revenue for JD Sports Fashion plc for the first half increased to 3,885.8 million pounds with a number of recently acquired businesses included in the first half results for the first time. Commenting on the first half trading, Peter Cowgill, the company’s executive chairman, said: “The group continues to demonstrate outstanding resilience...
14 Sept 2021
London - British sports-fashion retail company, JD Sports Fashion Plc (JD.L), in its AGM trading update, said it believes it is on track to deliver adjusted profit before tax for the full year at an increased level of no less than 550 million pounds. The Group said its forecast reflects risk of further temporary store closures and the potential...
1 Jul 2021
JD Sports Fashion Plc said in a statement that despite the temporary closure of stores in a number of countries at various times in the year, total revenue for the group increased by approximately 1 percent in the year to 6,167.3 million pounds. Total gross margin in the year of 48 percent was slightly ahead of the prior year, while pre-tax...
13 Apr 2021
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