JD Sports
British sports-fashion retail company
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| May 2025 | Divested HMV and Fopp trademarks back to Hilco Capital in exchange for His Master's Voice trademarks. |
| April 2024 | Purchased Hibbett Inc for $1.08 billion. |
| December 2023 | Sports Unlimited Retail, JD Sports' Dutch subsidiary, was declared bankrupt. |
| October 2023 | Acquired the Iberian Sports Retail Group (ISRG). |
| September 2023 | Acquired the French companies Courir and Gap. |
| August 2023 | Acquired the minority stake it did not already own in Polish retailer Marketing Investment Group (MIG). |
| 2022 | JD Sports launched a joint venture in Indonesia and opened a store in the country. |
| 2021 | JD Sports and Footasylum were fined a combined £4.7 million for unauthorized meetings and exchanging commercially sensitive information against CMA directives. |
| December 2021 | JD Sports opened its first store in Poland and acquired 80% of Cosmos Sport, a retailer based in Crete. |
| September 2021 | JD Sports and Leicester City were placed under investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for alleged anti-competitive agreements related to the sale of club branded merchandise in the UK. |
| August 2021 | Second alleged covert meeting between JD Sports CEO Peter Cowgill and Footasylum CEO Barry Bown, reportedly taking place in a car park in Bury, Greater Manchester, breaching CMA regulations. |
| July 2021 | First alleged covert meeting between JD Sports CEO Peter Cowgill and Footasylum CEO Barry Bown, in violation of CMA's order against exchanging commercially sensitive information. |
| June 2021 | Acquired a majority stake in Spanish online sports equipment retailer Deporvillage. |
| June 2021 | Acquired a majority stake in online fashion retailer Missy Empire. |
| June 2021 | Acquired an 80% stake in Greek sporting goods retailer Cosmos Sport. |
| April 2021 | JD Sports initially acquired 60% of shares in Marketing Investment Group, a Krakow-headquartered footwear and clothing retail chain. |
| March 2021 | Acquired DTLR for $360 million. |
| December 2020 | Purchased Shoe Palace for $325 million. |
| November 2020 | Acquired HMV and Fopp trademarks from Hilco Capital. |
| June 2020 | JD Sports pushed its subsidiary Go Outdoors into administration, subsequently buying back the company from administrators, resulting in significant financial losses for creditors. |
| 2019 | Further allegations emerged about poor working conditions in JD Sports warehouses, with conditions likened to a 'prison-like' environment. |
| March 2019 | JD Sports acquired Footasylum, which subsequently triggered a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into potential competition limitations. |
| March 2019 | Acquired the retailer Footasylum for £90 million. |
| November 2018 | JD Sports expanded into Thailand by opening stores in the country. |
| May 2018 | JD Sports entered the Singaporean market by opening stores in Singapore. |
| April 2018 | JD Sports expanded into South Korea by opening its first stores in the country. |
| March 2018 | Acquired US-based retailer Finish Line for $558 million. |
| April 2017 | JD Sports opened additional stores in Australia, continuing its international growth strategy. |
| 2016 | JD Sports faced accusations of mistreating warehouse staff, with working conditions compared to harsh Victorian-era factory environments. |
| November 2016 | JD Sports acquired an 80% stake in Next Athleisure, an Australian retailer, for A$6.6 million, initiating its expansion into the Australian market. |
| November 2016 | Purchased Go Outdoors for £112 million. |
| September 2016 | Acquired Clothingsites.co.uk, including Woodhouse Clothing and Brown Bag Clothing websites. |
| January 2016 | JD Sports opened its first store in Malaysia, marking the beginning of its expansion into the Southeast Asian market. |
| May 2014 | Acquired part ownership of The Hip Store, a Leeds-based trainer retailer. |
| February 2013 | Acquired Cloggs, a shoe retailer, out of administration. |
| February 2012 | Acquired the streetwear clothing brand FLY53. |
| January 2012 | Purchased Blacks Leisure Group out of administration for £20 million. |
| January 2011 | Acquired Champion Sports for €19.6 million. |
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