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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

JD Sports ‘cautious’ over consumer finances as UK sales slide

JD Sports has said it is ‘cautious’ about trading over the rest of the year due to pressure on consumer finances and the risk of rising unemployment (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

JD Sports said it is “cautious” about trading over the rest of the year due to pressure on consumer finances and the risk of rising unemployment.

The sportswear retailer however added that it has made “strong progress” in recent months and pointed to improvements in the US after it had been impacted by weak consumer sentiment.

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