Britain's JD Sports sees profit at lower end of range

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion (JD.L) , opens new tab warned annual profit would come in at the lower end of its guided range after a tough October of discounting, unseasonable weather and consumer caution. FTSE 100-listed JD, which sells Nike, Adidas, On, HOKA and other brands in Britain, Europe and the United States, said volatile trading last month dragged underlying sales down by 0.

3% in its third quarter to Nov. 2. The company said it believed demand had been suppressed in the U.

S. ahead of the election in early November. Third-quarter underlying sales were down 1.

5% in North America. "The trading environment remains volatile," CEO Regis Schultz said in a statement. For the full financial year, JD said pretax profit would come in at the lower end of its 955 million pounds to 1.

035 billion pounds range. In its 2023/24 year, it made 917.2 million pounds.

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