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JD Sports FashionAnnouncement

28/07/2016 07:06

RNS Number : 4471F
JD Sports Fashion Plc
28 July 2016
28 July 2016
JD SPORTS FASHION PLC
PRE-CLOSE TRADING STATEMENT
JD Sports Fashion Plc (the 'Group'), the leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, today announces an update on performance in the first half of the year.
Further to our AGM trading statement on 17 June 2016, we are pleased to report that the strong performance of our business has continued. Subject to the continuation of positive trading, we are now well positioned to deliver a headline profit before tax for the year ending 28 January 2017 in the upper half of current market expectations which range between 170 million and 190 million.
The Group will announce its results for the half year ended 30 July 2016 on 13 September 2016. 
Enquiries:
JD Sports Fashion Plc Tel: 0161 767 1600
Peter Cowgill, Executive Chairman
Brian Small, Chief Financial Officer
MHP Communications                                  Tel: 0203 128 8100
Andrew Jaques
Barnaby Fry
Gina Bell

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