JD Sports

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JD Sports Ltd

Type	Private
Founded	1981
Headquarters	Bury, Lancashire
Key people	John Wardle and David Makin, Founders
Industry	Retail
Products	Clothing Sportswear
Website	JD Sports Online

JD Sports, part of the John David Group and now more commonly known as just 'JD', is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, England with shops throughout the UK.

With its roots stemming back to 1981, when the founders, John (J) Wardle and David (D) Makin set up an independent branch in their home town, the company has gone from strength to strength.

Since the early 80's they have also bought the sports arm of the 'Blacks' retail chain (First Sport), and the majority of the stores formerly belonging to allsports before they went into liquidation.

Contrary to popular belief, JD is not a sports company as such, that is to say they don't sell equipment and kit in the same way that for example, JJB Sports or Decathlon do. They exist to sell clothing by sports brands as fashion items, and their main strengths lie in trainers where they are the British industry leaders.^{[citation needed]}