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Further expansion in the US for JD Sports

Sports retail group JD Sports has completed the acquisition of US group Hibbett. The Alabama-based company has 1,169 stores under the Hibbett and City Gear names across 36 US states. Its most recent annual results showed revenues of $1.7 billion. JD Sports chief executive, Régis Schultz, said the acquisition was “a strategic...

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