A better-than-expected Christmas performance from British sportswear and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion reflected a cut in competitor capacity and a strong product proposition, its chief executive said.

Britain's third-largest sportswear retailer, JD Sports Fashion, posted an expected 14.5 percent increase in first-half profit and said it was on track to meet expectations for the full year.

British clothing and footwear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said it has further diversified its business with the acquisition of rugby brand Canterbury for 6.5 million pounds ($11.01 million).

British clothing and footwear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc said on Monday 8 June its sales growth improved in its latest trading period.

British retailer JD Sports Fashion said on Wednesday 20 May it had bought sports footwear retailer Chausport SA for 8 million euros ($10.9 million)in cash to enter the French market.

British sports and fashion chain JD Sports said sales since January were up 0.3 percent on the same period in 2008, while full year results came in ahead of analyst expectations.

JD Sports Fashion Plc, the British sports and fashion retailer, forecast its year to end-Jan. 2009 underlying pretax profit would exceed current market expectations.

JD Sports Fashion Plc (JD.L), the British sports and fashion retailer, said on Friday it expected full-year profit to be ahead of market expectations after enjoying positive Christmas trading.

Sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion said on Tuesday, December 2nd that sales had fallen in the last 11 weeks but that it was on track to meet market expectations in terms of full-year profit.

JD Sports Fashion Plc , the British sports and fashion retailer, is considering a bid for struggling rival JJB Sports Plc , according to a source familiar with discussions between the two companies.

British sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc on Tuesday said it had bought a 10 percent stake in rival sports retailer JJB Sports for around 8.1 million pounds ($12.24 million).

Sports and fashion retailer JD Sports Fashion bucked the gloomy sector trend, with a 54 percent rise in first-half profit, boosted by sales of cutting-edge trainers, sending its shares over 5 percent higher.

Afin de pénétrer le marché français et d’élargir son marché de référence (le Royaume-Uni et l’Irlande), le Britannique JD Sports a racheté à 100 % et pour 8 millions d’euros le capital de l’enseigne spécialiste de la chaussure de sport Chausport SA.

Le groupe britannique de magasins multimarques de sport et de loisir change de nom. En effet, le John David Group s’appelle désormais « JD Sports Fashion ». Objectif de cette décision dont l’effet est immédiat : mieux refléter la position de la société sur le marché.