JD Sports half-year profits slide amid “weak” store footfall

// JD Sports half-year pre-tax profits plunges by 68% year-on-year to £41.5m
// It also posted revenues of £2.54bn, down from £2.71bn for the same half-year period last year
// JD Sports encouraged by trading since stores exited lockdown but footfall remains “weak”JD Sports has warned that retail footfall remains “weak” as cost rises caused by higher online sales weighed down on half-year profits.
The sportswear retailer said its pre-tax profits for the