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Exclusive: JD Sports Fashion snaps up Fly 53

8 February 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

Menswear young fashion brand Fly 53 has been snapped up by JD Sports Fashion, the latest label to be added to the retailer’s portfolio.

Decathlon eyes up Best Buy stores

23 January 2012 | By Suzanne Bearne

French sportswear retailer Decathlon is reportedly looking to take over several of the Best Buy stores as it plots to open 100 UK stores.

JD festive like-for-likes rise

12 January 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion’s like-for-like festive sales lifted 1.6% despite its fashion fascias suffering a dip in sales.

JD Sports buys Blacks Leisure

9 January 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion has acquired the trading assets and trade of Blacks Leisure for £20m.

Daily Round Up: JD in advanced talks over Blacks; Crombie sales half, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams sales drop expected; Kate Middleton opts for Alice Temperley

9 January 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

From around the web and the nationals:

JD Sports frontrunner to buy Blacks

6 January 2012 | By Gemma Goldfingle

JD Sports is understood to be the frontrunner to buy struggling outdoors retailer Blacks with the deal likely to go-ahead on Monday.

Daily Round Up: JD in the running for Blacks; Christian Louboutin red sole dispute rumbles on; Theo Paphitis to expand Boux Avenue; Louis Vuitton sues Warner Bros

4 January 2012 | By Victoria Gallagher

From around the web and the nationals

JD Sports inks deal with Four Marketing

9 December 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion and Four Marketing Group, which owns premium menswear etailer Oki-ni, have formed a joint venture under the name of Premium Fashion Ltd to retail fascia.

JD Sports preparing for "tough" Christmas

23 November 2011 | By Nicola Harrison

JD Sports Fashion has revealed flat like-for-likes in the 16 weeks to November 19.

JD sees profits soar despite riots

21 September 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion has posted a 20.6% rise in pre-tax profits rise for the first half of its financial year despite having £700,000 stock looted when riots hit the UK high streets in August.

Shortlist unveiled for Drapers Fashion Awards 2011

2 September 2011

The fashion sector’s top performers have been rewarded today with a place on the newly-released shortlist for the 2011 Drapers Fashion Awards.

JD Sports closes on deal to rebrand Cecil Gee as Oki-ni

2 September 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion is poised to rebrand its Cecil Gee chain as Oki-ni as the sportswear giant moves closer to a deal with the premium menswear etailer.

Riots leave retailers with £100m bill

12 August 2011 | By Lucie Greene

Businesses are picking up the pieces after fashion stores across the country were damaged and looted by worst rioting in living memory.

JD estimates riot damage will be £10m

10 August 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

JD Sports Fashion has estimated the financial impact of the riots spreading across the country is most likely to be more than £10m for the retailer.

Retailers hit as riots spread across the UK

10 August 2011 | By Jennifer Creevy

Riots hit retailers across the UK last night while London remained largely calm.

UPDATEDImage Gallery: Pictures from the aftermath of riots

9 August 2011

Pictures showing the destruction after the last few night’s rioting.

Retailers hit by third night of rioting

9 August 2011 | By Tim Danaher

Retailers across London and beyond found themselves under attack in a third night of rioting.

JD looks to expand further in France

27 July 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Young fashion giant JD Sports Fashion is reportedly searching for space in France to build new stores.

Pentland Group sales and profits soar

27 June 2011 | By Caroline Nodder

Pentland Group, the company behind outdoor brand Berghaus and swimwear giant Speedo, saw sales climb 14.5% in 2010, thanks to continued investment and success in emerging markets.