{"id":5866,"date":"2018-04-18T23:35:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T21:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.capitalmind.com\/jd-sports-enters-the-us-market\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T11:31:56","slug":"jd-sports-enters-the-us-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev2.capitalmind.com\/nl\/jd-sports-enters-the-us-market\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Sports enters the US market"},"content":{"rendered":"

JD Sports (rev: $3.4 bn) has announced plans to enter the US market through the acquisition of the struggling \u2018sneaker\u2019 chain Finish Line (rev: $1.8bn) for $588 million. The planned transaction will make the combined entity a Top 5 sporting goods retailer. Finish Line is a scaled omni-channel retailer of premium athletic sportswear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018Transformational for the business\u2026The acquisition represents an excellent opportunity for JD to establish its market leading multi-brand proposition in the world\u2019s largest athleisure market\u2026It immediately offers a major presence in the US, a clear next step to further increase our global scale\u2026Finish Line has many similarities to JD with a strong bricks and mortar offering complemented by an advanced and well-invested digital platform.\u2019 Peter Cowgill,<\/strong> JD executive chairman.<\/p>\n

What will the deal deliver? <\/strong><\/p>\n

– Scale, including a strong foothold in the US, the world\u2019s largest sneaker market: some 550 stores across the US, including a position as the exclusive retailer of sports shoes in the department store Macy\u2019s, which operates 375 branded concessions.<\/p>\n

– Significantly improves JD\u2019s leverage with key suppliers (ie. the giant brands). Combined annual sales of more than $5 billion will strengthen its purchasing power.<\/p>\n

– The potential to revive Finish Line\u2019s top-line growth by providing better access to product.<\/p>\n

–  More balanced product line: 70 % of Finish Line\u2019s sales stem from Nike.<\/p>\n

–  Major bolt-on: would be almost impossible for JD to build a major presence in the US organically, given the many store closings in recent years.<\/p>\n

– Could mean JD stores in the US down the road.<\/p>\n

–  <\/strong>Makes it the 5th largest sporting goods retailer in the world: a genuine global player.<\/p>\n

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JD Sports<\/strong> has nearly 1,300 stores in the UK and Europe, and its sales, earnings and stock have all performed well over the last five years. Moreover, the company has been pursuing a successful external growth strategy in recent years: it has also acquired Sport Zone<\/strong> (2017) in Spain and Portugal, Go Outdoors<\/strong> (2016), Blacks Leisure<\/strong> (2012), and Millets<\/strong> (2012), and made several other smaller acquisitions across Europe.<\/p>\n

Stock market price history – Pre deal announcement<\/strong><\/p>\n

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