JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD (stylized as jD), is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom, and now has 25 stores in Ireland, after taking over Irish sports retailer Champion Sports, in January 2011.Since October 1996, it has been listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. JD Sports Fashion Plc is also a subsidiary of the Pentland Group.