JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD Sports, is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It is a subsidiary of the Pentland Group.
Type: Public limited company
Traded as: LSE: JD.
Industry: Retail
Founded: 1981; 39 years ago (Bury, Greater Manchester, UK)
Headquarters: Bury, England, UK
Products: Clothing; Sportswear; Accessories
Owner:
- Pentland Group (58%)
- Aberforth Partners (10%)
- Fidelity Management (5%)
- Peter Cowgill (CEO) (1%)
- Other Minor Shareholders (20%)
Subsidiaries: Footasylum, Blacks, Millets
Website: www.jdsports.co.uk