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Encyclopedia > JD Sports
JD Sports Ltd
Type PLC - public
Founded 1981
Headquarters Bury, Lancashire
Key people John Wardle and David Makin, Founders
Industry Retail
Products Clothing
Sportswear
Slogan eat fresh
Website JD Sports Online

JD Sports, part of the John David Group and now more commonly known as just 'JD', is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, England with shops throughout the UK. This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... John wardle is currently the chairman of manchester city football club from from mancity. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ... Sportswear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or exercise. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...


John (J) Wardle and David (D) Makin set up an independent branch in 1981 in the Millgate shopping centre in their home town of Bury. This shop is still there to this day and is known in the company as Bury 003, the first on the branch listings. John wardle is currently the chairman of manchester city football club from from mancity. ...


Since the early 80's they have also bought the sports arm of the 'Blacks' retail chain (First Sport), and the majority of the stores formerly belonging to all:Sports before they went into liquidation.


In May 2005, Pentland Group bought Wardle's and Makin's shares for £44.6m[1] , with Makin reportedly making £30.1m and Wardle £14.5m. The pair later resigned form the board. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Contrary to popular belief, JD is not a sports company as such, that is to say they don't sell equipment and kit in the same way that for example, JJB Sports or Decathlon do. They exist to sell clothing by sports brands as fashion items, and their main strengths lie in trainers where they are the British industry leaders.[citation needed] JJB Sports PLC is one of the United Kingdoms leading sports retailers. ... Decathlon is a major French sporting good chain store, with stores located throughout the world. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ...


Among JD's stores are Size? that stocks American import trainers to JD stores as well as different manufactures such as DVS, Vans, Gravis, Lakia, New Balance, One True, Pointer and Saucony.


Brands stocked by JD

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JD also stocks five exclusive brands:

  • McKenzie — Mens, Womens and Junior clothing and footwear
  • Carbrini — Junior clothing
  • Brookhaven — Mens and Womens clothing
  • Rivington — Mens and Womens clothing
  • Pure and Simple Basics - Womens clothing
  • Frisk - Womens clothing components

For other uses, see McKenzie. ...

References

  1. ^ JD Sports founders sell out for £44.6m. Times Online (2007-05-11).

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External links

  • Official website

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