JD Sports seeks “rental realism” as Covid-19 impacts footfall

// JD Sports sales rise 30% to £6.11 billion in the year ending February 1
// Pre-tax profit rose 3% to £348.5 million over the yearJD Sports has seen its sales and profits rise and now expects the growth to continue despite the impact of Covid-19.
The sportswear retailer reported a sales growth of 30 per cent to £6.11 billion in the year ending February 1, before the lockdown was implemented.
Like-for-likes advanced approximately 10 per cent in JD’s core UK and Ireland b