Tag: JD Sports

Retail Asia01/02/2023
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UK activewear label JD Sports is set to withdraw from South Korea after five years of operation, according to Edaily. The retailer was reported to have experienced a deepening deficit since the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the decision. The source said JD Sports Korea had notified all employees of the exit plan. JD Sports […]

Retail Asia02/03/2021
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British shirt-maker Thomas Pink is set to be revived after former JD Sports executive Nick Preston acquired the brand. According to the Mail on Sunday, Nick Preston has brokered a deal to take control of LVMH’s shirtmaker brand, including its intellectual property but not its website or shops. The retailer ceased operations last year amid […]

Retail Asia25/09/2018
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Bangkok’s massive IconSiam development will open on November 9, its developers have confirmed. The US$1.67 billion complex being constructed on a 400-metre-long stretch of the Chao Phraya River will feature 14 flagship stores of internationally renowned brands, many of them taking space in the ultra-luxury 25,000sqm glass pavilion called IconLuxe, located next to the river […]

Retail Asia08/08/2018
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The company is working with multichannel in-store and digital production company Immedia on the 24-hour service which is clearly seen as a key development for the retailer. It was officially launched at with a VIP party, with an exclusive live performance by Anne-Marie. It’s part of “a larger programme of added benefits designed to enhance […]

Retail Asia02/08/2018
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UK-based multi-brand sportswear and shoes retailer JD has opened an Ion Orchard flagship. The new 7200sqft store follows the recent opening of a JD’s store at Jurong Point, and offers an expanded range that includes favourite brands such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Under Armour, and JD’s home brand Supply & Demand. It also retails a […]

Retail Asia01/08/2018
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The JD Sports Perth store in Westfield Carousel will open on 30 August and the new store in Brisbane’s city centre will open on 20 September 2018. In April 2017, JD Sports was brought to Australia by local retail agent Hilton Seskin, whose Next Athleisure firm also brought out from the UK Topshop and Topman, […]

Retail Asia03/04/2018
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JD Sports Fashion Korea will launch with a store in Seoul’s Gangnam district on Friday week. It is the British sports fashion brand’s first venture into the Northeast Asian market since forming a JV with Korean retailer Shoemarker in September. By the end of the year, JD Sports hopes to have 32 stores across Korea, to be […]

Retail Asia30/03/2018
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British retailer JD Sports Fashion is to pay US$558 million to acquire America’s Finish Line, one of the country’s largest upmarket sportswear chains. Finish Line, whose sales reached $1.84 billion in the year to March 3, is listed on the Nasdaq. It sells multi-brand apparel and accessories from 556 branded retail stores across 44 states […]

Retail Asia06/02/2018
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JD Sports Malaysia has ventured into the provinces with its first Penang and Malacca stores. The Penang outlet is at Sunway Carnival, and the Malacca store at Mahkota Parade. This follows six other stores for the British sneaker and sportswear retailer in Malaysia, the latest opening in Putrajay’s IOI City Mall in November. Meanwhile, a […]

Retail Asia18/09/2017
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British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has formed a joint venture to enter the South Korean market. It is partnering with footwear retailer Shoemarker and its J&S Partners unit, which trades as Hot-T . It has bought an initial 15 per cent of Hot-T fo r £ 5.5 million (US$7.4 million ) and has a […]

Retail Asia21/12/2016
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Sunway Velocity Mall has opened in Cheras, with a catchment of 1.72 million residents including the nearby areas of Ampang and Kuala Lumpur. With a neo-futuristic appearance, the sphere-shaped shopping centre, known as the “KL Orb”, is set to be a landmark on the city’s skyline, especially with its LED light display. Its opening is […]

Retail Asia06/12/2016
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JD Sports Malaysia has opened its first flagship store – on level 5 of Pavilion shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur. It is the British sportswear retailer’s largest store in Southeast Asia with a floor area of 13,590 sqft and opens following the success of the company’s Sunway Pyramid store. The biggest pure for customers is […]


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