JD Sports has bought businesses in the Netherlands and Portugal and has increased the number of stores it operates in Europe by 20 this year nick ansell/PAJD Sports Fashion has put the recent poor performance of Sports Direct into the shade with its latest financial results, which showed profits up 66 per cent. In what will be seen as a sharp contrast with the results of its rival retailer, JD Sports’s revenues rose by a fifth to £971 million, while pre-tax profits jumped 66 per cent to £77.4 million in the 26 weeks to July 30. The largest driver of the rise in revenues came from the sports fashion business, which produced £898 million, up from £742 million in 2015. Operating profits in the division were…

Source: The Times September 13, 2016 22:58 UTC