FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / JD Sports / 2 October 2026
JD Sports (JD): news on Friday 2 October 2026
−0.8 neutral
A profit warning dragged the FTSE 100 to a week low and weighed heavily on the day. This was largely offset by upbeat coverage of the JD and Nike Liverpool Air Max launch, with big queues and strong sales, plus a reiterated Buy rating from Berenberg.
What drove it
- profit warning
- Nike Liverpool launch
- Berenberg Buy rating
The 13 stories
- −10.0 JD Sports Profit Warning Drags FTSE 100 to Week Low as Oil Surges - Financial-News.co.uk
Profit warning dragged FTSE 100 to week low - +7.5 JD Sports Fashion's (JD) "Buy" Rating Reiterated at Berenberg Bank
Berenberg reiterated Buy rating - +6.7 JD and Nike Are Dedicating This Year’s 1.10 Day to Liverpool
JD and Nike partner on high-profile Liverpool 1.10 Day launch - +6.7 Lads on no sleep get their hands on £180 Air Max 110s as they fly off shelves in Liverpool
Limited Air Max 110s sold fast at JD in Liverpool - +5.8 JD Sports Celebrates Liverpool’s Love Affair with the Nike Air Max 95 — LBB - LBB
JD celebrated for Liverpool Air Max 95 tie-in - +5.8 JD Sports x Nike - Air Max 95 Liverpool — LBB - LBB
JD x Nike collaboration launch coverage - +5.8 Huge overnight queues in Liverpool as people wait days for limited edition 110s
Huge queues show strong demand for JD launch - +5.0 JD and Nike rewrite Liverpool Echo masthead in city-wide takeover
JD and Nike city-wide marketing takeover - +5.0 Nike Air Max 95 Liverpool Releases Exclusively at JD
Exclusive Nike release at JD supports brand standing - +5.0 Shoppers Queue in Liverpool for Exclusive Nike Air Max 95 Launch
Shoppers queue for exclusive launch at JD - +4.2 On Drop Four Glinting Cloud-Based Bangers Exclusively at JD Sports
On products launched exclusively at JD - +4.2 Special Air Max 95 ‘Liverpool’ Footwear Debuts Through Nike and Partners
Liverpool Air Max 95 debut through Nike and partners - +2.5 JD Sports makes RFID progress and Amazon tops GenAI research: the retail technology week in numbers
RFID progress noted in retail technology roundup
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