Basketball-Geschenke | Sports Direct DE (2024)

FAQs

Which is better, JD Sports or Sports Direct? ›

Sports Direct's Value score (a net measure of whether consumers think the brand represents good or poor value for money) is 9.7 points higher than its rival at 9.4 while JD Sports scores -0.3.

With hundreds of stores across the UK, Europe and Malaysia, as well as more than 20,000 colleagues, Sports Direct has come a long way from one shop in Maidenhead.

British sportswear retailer Sports Direct has entered the U.S. market by buying 50 stores trading as Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports at a cost of $101 million (£78.94 million), it said on Friday.

JD Sports has responded to changing consumer demand by investing in the right areas, including premium product and a marketing strategy that includes exclusive product and celebrity tie-ups. Its relationships with some of the world's biggest sportswear brands are the envy of its rivals.

The closest competitor to sportsdirect.com are jdsports.co.uk, nike.com and houseoffraser.co.uk. To understand more about sportsdirect.com and its competitors, sign up for a free account to explore Semrush's Traffic Analytics and Market Explorer tools.

It grew into a chain of more than 100 stores across the UK by the late 1990s and was initially called Sports Soccer, later rebranded as Sports Direct International.

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Michael James Wallace Ashley (born 9 September 1964) is a British retail entrepreneur who is the founder and former chief executive of Frasers Group plc (formerly Sports Direct International). He owned the Newcastle United football club between 2007 and 2021.

We try and process all returns as quickly as possible for you to get your refund. You should receive a confirmation email within a week of having returned the item but it takes longer sometimes. Any refunds will be refunded to the same payment method you used when you placed the order.

How old is Sports Direct? ›

Founded in 1982, Sports Direct has grown into a multi-retailer company that owns everything from department stores House of Fraser and Flannels to preppy fashion brand Jack Wills and computer game retailer Game.

Corporate finance and mergers

In June 2007, the company acquired Everlast for £84 million. By July 2008, Sports Direct was also holding a 12.3% holding in the John David Group, parent of JD Sports. The stake amounted to 11.9% of JD Sports in November 2013. Sports Direct formerly held 5% of Amer Sports.

sportsdirect.com Website Traffic Demographics

sportsdirect.com's audience is 56.35% male and 43.65% female. The largest age group of visitors are 25 - 34 year olds.

JD Sports was named after the founders of the brand, John Wardle and David Makin - the name JD is merely a combination of their first names. JD Sports was established in 1981 in Manchester where they traded from a single shop.