JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ walle
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- The Guardian
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- 20 Aug 2026, 09:03 UTC
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- Kalyeena Makortoff and Sarah Butler
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- JD Sports Fashion
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ walle
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JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ walle
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JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat amid tepid trainer market The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflati
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JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales
Inflation fuelled by Iran conflict deterring shoppers, especially in the US, says high street chain The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, particularly its core young shoppers, resulting in
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JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as war in Iran affects sales of trainers
Inflation fuelled by conflict deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says high street chain The sports fashion retailer JD has cut £50m from its profit forecast as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, particularly its core young shoppers, resu
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Sales of trainers dive at JD Sports as cost of living pressures bite
Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says high street chain The sports fashion retailer JD has cut its profit forecasts as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, resulting in a drop in sales across important markets such as the US, w
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Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance
Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says sportswear fashion chain Sports fashion retailer JD has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers. JD Sports, which sells a range of sports brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, resulting in falling sales across important ma
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