JD Sports

JD Sports Fashion plc
Company type	Public limited company
Traded as	LSE: JD.; FTSE 100 component
Industry	Retail
Founded	1981
Founders	John Wardle; David Makin
Headquarters	Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Number of locations	3,400 stores (31 July 2022)
Area served	International
Key people	Andy Higginson (Chairman); Régis Schultz (Chief Executive Officer)
Products	Clothing; Sportswear Accessories
Revenue	£10,125.0 million (2023)
Operating income	£509.8 million (2023)
Net income	£226.7 million (2023)
Owner	Pentland Group (55%) ; Aberforth Partners (10%) ; Fidelity Management (5%) ; Peter Cowgill (CEO) (1%) ; Other Minor Shareholders (29%)
Number of employees	51,297 (2023)
Subsidiaries	Aktiesport; Blacks; Bodytone; Chausport; Down Town Locker Room; Exercise4Less; Finish Line, Inc.; Fishing Republic; Footpatrol; Get The Label; GO Outdoors; HMV; JD Gyms; JD Sports; Mainline; Millets; Nice Kicks; Perry Sport; Shoe Palace; Size?; Sport Zone; Sprinter; Tiso; The Hip Store; Ultimate Outdoors;
Website	jdplc.com

JD Sports Fashion plc, commonly known as JD Sports, JD or JD Group^[3] is a British 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.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). JD Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "New distribution warehouse, Rochdale". Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Pentland sells £177m stake in JD Sports". Drapers Online. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.