JD Sports Fashion plc
JD Sports Fashion plc
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JD Sports Fashion plc

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JD Sports Fashion plc

JD Sports Fashion plc

Consumer goods

Description

JD Sports Fashion plc, commonly known as JD SportsJD or JD Group 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.

History

The company was established by John Wardle and David Makin (hence the name JD), trading from a single shop in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1981.

The company opened a store in the Arndale Centre in Manchester in 1983. Pentland Group bought Wardle's and Makin's shares for £44.6M in May 2005, so acquiring 45% of the business.

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