Business
Pre-close Trading Statement
Pre-close Trading Statement.
About this update from Jd Sports Fashion Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 7485M JD Sports Fashion Plc 04 February 2009 \n \n4 February 2009\nJD Sports Fashion PLC\nPre-Close Trading Statement\nFollowing the trading update on 9 January 2009, where we reported a positive sales performance for the Christmas period, management prudently anticipated that given the current general retail environment negative sales would prevail in the early part of the calendar year 2009. The Board are pleased to report that the positive sales uplift reported for the Christmas trading period has in fact been sustained during January. As a consequence Management confidently expects that the Group's profit before tax and exceptional items for the year ended 31 January 2009 will marginally exceed current market expectations.\nThe Group will make its Preliminary Results announcement for the year ending 31 January 2009 on 8 April 2009. \n\nEnquiries:\n\nJD Sports Fashion Plc Tel: 0161 767 1695\nPeter Cowgill, Executive Chairman\nBarry Bown, Chief Executive\nBrian Small, Finance Director\n\nHogarth Partnership Limited Tel: 020 7357 9477\nAndrew Jaques\nBarnaby Fry\nIan Payne\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END TSTIFFEIFSIVIIA \n ","length":3062,"tagName":"div"}]