The Latest Breaking News from Peter Cowgill

Mike Ashley admits he was behind video that brought down JD Sports chair

Sports Direct founder says people in his employ recorded footage of Peter Cowgill meeting another retail boss

The Guardian - UK · May 10

Brits ditch formal footwear for trainers as chain tops £10billion sales

The owner of trainer chain JD Sports last week announced its annual sales had topped £10billion for the first time as one in three Brits wear trainers to the office

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

JD Sports cracks America as sales run past £10bn

Retailer has ambitious US expansion plans

Evening Standard · May 17, 2023

Former JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill named first chairman of The Fragrance Shop

Mr Cowgill left JD Sports suddenly in May

Birmingham Post · Nov 23, 2022

Long-serving senior JD Sports boss to quit next year

JD Sports has now launched a process to recruit a successor

Birmingham Post · Oct 12, 2022

JD Sports slapped with £1.5 million fine for price fixing

Elite Sports was also handed a fine of £459,000, while Rangers was fined £225,000

Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022

JD Sports profits dip but ‘optimistic’ despite economic headwinds

Newly installed boss Régis Schultz looks for growth and international market share grab

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022

JD Sports ‘cautious’ over outlook amid inflation rise and strike threats

Despite 8% rise in sales over past six weeks, retailer worries that energy costs will dampen consumer spending

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Bury-based JD Sports announces pre-tax profits slump as inflation hits

'Whilst the overall performance continues to be encouraging and the result for the half year was at the upper end of the board’s expectations, it must also be recognised that the most material trading periods lie ahead'

Manchester Evening News · Sep 22, 2022

Silencing mini-budget analysis will not help Truss woo the markets

Government needs independent verification of policies if it is to win vital finance sector confidence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022