JD Sports: brands it owns and its ownership tree
JD Sports (LSE: JD) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bury, United Kingdom that owns 19 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1]
JD Sports Fashion Plc runs the JD sports fashion retail chain and a wider set of fascias in sport and outdoor retail. Its 2026 Annual Report says the group was built from a single store in Bury, Manchester in 1981 and now has over 4,800 stores in 51 countries. It acquired Hibbett in July 2024 and Courir in November 2024, and holds its US businesses through Genesis Holdings, in which its subsidiary list shows an 80% interest.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- JD Sports Fashion Plc (also JD Group)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Bury, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1981
- Tickers
- LSE: JD
- Website
- www.jdplc.com
- Last verified
- · 10 sources
JD Sports in numbers
- JD Sports owns 19 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 15 brands.[1]
- 9 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
Everything JD Sports owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Home, garden & DIY (15)
- Blacks
- Cosmos Sport (80%)
- Courir
- DTLR (80%)
- Finish Line (80%)
- Footpatrol
- Go Outdoors
- Hibbett (80%)
- JD
- Millets
- and 5 more →
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does JD Sports own?
JD Sports owns 19 consumer brands tracked here, including Size?, Tiso, Sprinter, JD, Courir and Hibbett.
Is JD Sports a British company?
Yes. JD Sports is headquartered in Bury, United Kingdom and was founded in 1981.
Who owns JD Sports?
JD Sports is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as JD on the LSE.
Sources (10) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] JD Sports Fashion Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2026 — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Acquisition of trading assets and trade of Blacks Leisure Group Plc — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 9 January 2012; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [3] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Acquisition of Cosmos Sport S.A. — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 22 October 2021; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [4] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Completion of the acquisition of Courir — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 27 November 2024; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [5] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Completion of the acquisition of DTLR — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 18 March 2021; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [6] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Completion of acquisition of The Finish Line, Inc. — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 18 June 2018; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [7] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Acquisition of Go Outdoors Topco Limited — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 28 November 2016; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [8] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Acquisition of Shoe Palace in United States — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 15 December 2020; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [9] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Formal completion of JD's Sport Zone acquisition — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 1 February 2018; retrieved 5 October 2026.
- [10] JD Sports Fashion Plc: Acquisitions of Sprinter Businesses (Spain) and eight Cecil Gee Stores (UK) — JD Sports Fashion Plc, Stock exchange filing, published 20 June 2011; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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