Debenhams has appointed JD Sports veteran Daniel Finley as its new chief executive officer. “After an incredible decade as Group Multi Channel Director at JD Sports Fashion plc, I decided it was time to take up a new challenge,” Finley announced on LinkedIn. “Today, I am excited to have started my new role as chief executive of Debenhams,...
25 Jan 2022
British sportswear brand JD Sports has reportedly signed a deal with Excel Esports that will see the gaming organisation’s roster of around 3,000 UK-based players don the retailer’s logo. It will also include exclusive naming rights to Excel’s academy roster, which is to be rebranded to JDXL. The deal displays the continued interest in esports...
14 Jan 2022
Frasers Group has reportedly tabled an offer for Footasylum after JD Sports was ordered by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to sell the company earlier this year. The CMA told JD Sports in November it would have to sell Footasylum’s 65 stores after ruling the merger between the two sportswear retailers would “leave shoppers worse...
29 Dec 2021
Sports retailer JD Sports has opened its second flagship store in Amsterdam. Located on the Kalverstraat, the store is divided into two floors, dedicated to a variety of footwear and apparel. The 736 square meter store features brands such as Nike, Jordan, Adidas, New Balance, Puma, Converse and Vans. When asked about any plans for further JD...
29 Nov 2021
Sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion plc has released a response to media reports that its executive chairman Peter Cowgill had been holding meetings with Footaslyum’s chairman, Barry Bown, possibly in breach of competition rules. Initially reported by The Sunday Times, video footage released back in July shows Cowgill and Bown sitting in a...
8 Nov 2021
JD Sports has been ordered to sell Footasylum by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA said the acquisition could be a “worse deal” for customers. In May 2019 the CMA began investigating the 90 million pound acquisition by JD Sports Fashion plc of Footasylum plc, and in a statement said a sale was “the only way to address its...
4 Nov 2021
JD Sports has snapped up an 80 percent stake in Greek retailer Cosmos Sport for an undisclosed sum in what is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the British sportswear giant. Cosmos is based in Crete and operates 57 stores across Greece and three in Cyprus under a variety of retail banners and associated trading websites. The principal...
22 Oct 2021
JD Sports is stepping into the UK’s red-hot beauty market after acquiring a majority stake in haircare brand Hairburst for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2014 by James Hill, Henry Gwilliam and Matthew Cragg, Hairburst sells vitamins, shampoos and styling products for hair. “We are very proud to be the first beauty business to partner with JD on...
28 Sep 2021
Sportswear retailer JD Sports is said to be one of a “number of parties” in talks to invest in e-commerce retailer Missguided. The proposed acquisition could see the sports company gain full control over Missguided, with neither company confirming the offer as of this moment. According to a report by Sky News, JD Sports is looking for the “...
9 Sep 2021
JD Sports has named Bert Hoyt as a new non-executive director. Hoyt is a sportswear veteran who spent the most part of his career at Nike, joining in 1998 and working his way up to the position of vice president and general manager of Nike EMEA before retiring in January of this year. During his time at Nike, Hoyt was credited with transforming...
Consumer research organisation Which? has been on the hunt to uncover the best and worst of online retail customer service. A recent survey examined a total of 5,000 consumer responses, each with order issues that caused them to contact customer service at a wide range of online retailers throughout the UK. Each retailer was ranked with up to...
23 Aug 2021
Sportswear giant JD Sports Group has bought a “significant minority stake” in British activewear brand Gym King. The multi-million-pound investment will be used to help the company expand internationally, with a particular focus on the US, Europe and Asia. Jay Parker, who founded Gym King in West Yorkshire in 2015, said the partnership will help...
22 Jul 2021
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