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Pentland Group acquired 45% of JD Sports Fashion plc from its founders, John Wardle and David Makin, in May 2005. [9] Pentland Group is now the majority owner of JD Sports (55%), which has 2,500 retail outlets worldwide, including JD, Scotts, Size, Blacks, GO Outdoors and Millets in the UK.
Rubin transformed the company, renamed Pentland Group in 1973, [2] into the UK's largest sports apparel and footwear company, [6] owning a number of brands including Berghaus, Brasher, Ellesse, Hunter, Mitre and Speedo, amongst others. It is also the majority owner of JD Sports Fashion plc. [7]
JD Sports Fashion plc, commonly known as JD Sports, JD or JD Group [3] is a British multinational sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The Pentland Group owns 55% of the company. [4]
Mitre is currently a subsidiary of the British family–owned Pentland Group. Products manufactured and commercialised by Mitre include sports equipment for association football ( balls , team uniforms , clothing lines), rugby union ( balls , training shirts), [ 2 ] basketball ( balls ), and netball (balls, rings).
Pentland Group plc, a privately held, global brand management company based in the UK Lord Pentland (judicial title) (born 1957), Senator of the College of Justice (Scotland) Topics referred to by the same term
A map of the proposed affordable Pentland Hills development. The development, dubbed "Pentland Hills," will comprise 37 single-family homes and 32 townhome-style units, according to planning ...
Speedo International Limited is an Australian-British distributor of swimwear and swim-related accessories based in Nottingham, England.. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1914 by Alexander MacRae, a Scottish emigrant, the company is now a subsidiary of the British Pentland Group.
At one time owned by the Forte Group, it was purchased by Jerónimo Martins in 1996. The business struggled in the competitive UK sports market and in 2002 was sold to Sports Direct. Shops were changed to Sports Direct or closed between 2002 and 2012, leaving the Regent Street shop as the sole location.