JD Sports boss: Why sportswear will cost more this year
The executive chairman of JD Sports, Peter Cowgill, says customers will an increase in the price of sports clothes this year.
He told 5 live the company would βtry and mitigateβ the rise in cost as much as they could, but customers could expect βsome upward pressure in a few monthsβ timeβ.
Mr Cowgill made his comments after figures out on the13th of September showed JD sports has made record half-year profits of Β£77.4 million.
This clip is originally from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 5 live Wake Up to Money on Wednesday 14 September 2016.
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