After reading a fellow Ciao'ers review on JD Sports it inspired me to write my very first review on a shop. There is only one JD's in the entire city of Cambridge, which comes as a disappointment to me, and if it were to come to me to find the closest one besides there I wouldn't really know ... Read review
...a fellow Ciao'ers review on JD Sports it inspired me to write my very first review on a shop. There is only one JD's in the entire city of Cambridge, which comes as a disappointment to me, and if it were to come to me to find the closest one besides there I wouldn't really know where to look. Lakeside? Bluewater? I have no idea. Anyway the existence of JD's was pretty unknown to me until just a couple of years back, I don't know where I tended to ... ...I mentioned, only have one JD Sports locally is quite annoying, it's located in the Lions Yard side of Cambridge's shopping area (for those that have been) and is a pretty tiny shop opposite a massive HMV. I've seen pictures of bigger JD's and I think to myself, "Wow, must be great in there, all the clothes." But what do I get? A shoe rack next to the door so only one person can enter or leave at the same time, and a shop that can nowhere ... more
After reading a fellow Ciao'ers review on JD Sports it inspired me to write my very first review on a shop. There is only one JD's in the entire city of Cambridge, which comes as a disappointment to me, and if it were to come to me to find the closest one besides there I wouldn't really know where to look. Lakeside? Bluewater? I have no idea. Anyway the existence of JD's was pretty unknown to me until just a couple of years back, I don't know where I tended to shop before then but after seeing what JD Sports has on offer I knew what my number one shop was about to become.
Like I mentioned, only have one JD Sports locally is quite annoying, it's located in the Lions Yard side of Cambridge's shopping area (for those that have been) and is a pretty tiny shop opposite a massive HMV. I've seen pictures of bigger JD's and I think to myself, "Wow, must be great in there, all the clothes." But what do I get? A shoe rack next to the door so only one person can enter or leave at the same time, and a shop that can nowhere near hold all the clothes they advertise on their website.
With a tall stand of clothes dividing down the centre of the shop it's not easy to get mixed up what clothes are for which sex, one side has all the male products whilst the other has kids, womens and the single till. I've never really explored the other side of the shop because it doesn't engage my attention, however with such a small area I'd imagine they must be enveous of the male side - although that is still lackluster to me. One thing you can't fault though is their trainers, because along the back wall is packed as well as their being enough seats and mirrors to serve an entire footballing XI in one go.
Are JD's clothes worth buying though? When I first discovered JD's I loved a lot of the clothes, with perhaps my taste in clothing being a bit more chavier and sporting than say a college student or an 'emo'. Just because I don't have long hair doesn't mean I'm scum. Obviously since then that has been a lot in the media about how people who wear tracksuits and hoodies are generally trouble, and this has inspired JD's to apparently try to look good in the eyes of the public and have brought in brands that I've never even heard of, or certainly at least don't like - Vans, Quiksilver, Boxfresh?
JD Sports have not scrapped their typical brands though, with the typical Adidas and Nike - although to separate themselves from other sporting big names such as JJB and Sports World, they implement the brands with more style - McKenzie and Timberland. Looking at the website it shows that JD's do not have as many brands on offer to females and the young, although they still have a pretty impressive list.
I have already complained about the size of the store, and when you consider that I can think of two Sports World stores - one of which is three stories, just down the path, and the other is a massive two storeys one, it's quite embarrassing that JD Sports hasn't been able to get themselves a good spot in Cambridge yet. Another complaint I have is about who is hiring the staff in these stores? The review I read about JD's previously only really concentrated on how awful the staff is, and it's the same here because I have never seen anyone even in their 20's working in my local JD's.
Typically you'd expect to see a manager in a shop, but never have I, and that's going into the store at a rage of time - not just on school holidays and weekends, you can go in there in the middle of the day on a normal day and you'll have a girl looking fed up behind the till and then two boys messing around in the shoe department, who there's no point even approaching because you know they'd be no help whatsoever. Sometimes I go in the store and they be rearranging the stock, they will make no effort to help you out and just stick their ladders up in your way for their own benefit. Complete idiots.
And with that I was pushed to use their website, because not only does it have a better amount of stock, you don't have to deal with pains in the ass. Since I first started using JDSports.co.uk they have redesigned the site, although I wouldn't say its any more efficent than it used to be and it's not the internet side of the business they need to be concentrating on. You can display items by type, brand, what's new and also what's on sale. You can also choose to view either 20, 40, or 60 items on a page at a time - I presume this is useful for those with a slower internet connection, although I instantly go for 60 at a time.
You can also advance your search by putting in things like your price range and size. The products you can buy on the site do not just stop at footwear, jackets, t-shirts and tracksuits - there's caps, authentic football shirts, sporting accessories, belts, etc. Now it's a shame my store isn't bigger to fit all that in and has competent staff, because I'm sure it could steal so much business away from rival shops. All this doesn't come for free though and if you want the latest Nike Air trainers, and who doesn't, you could be looking at close to £100 for a pair.
JD's is expensive, but I have expensive taste and a t-shirt by Timberland for £40 doesn't surprise me. Obviously if you're looking for bargains this isn't the store for you, I have a friend who was shocked when I told him how much I typically spend on clothes, as he got his Adidas t-shirt for £4. For me though you can't compensate when it comes to how you're going to look. On each order there is also a delivery charge of £5, although it comes fairly quickly and they include a JD's bag, which can be reused because of the good design of the bag - including arm straps. Much better than a Tesco bag anyway.
I'm a member to the site and that means I receive their e-mails every now and again, they're not very useful but if I've got nothing better to do I do give them a read. For example the latest one said that for orders over £75 I can get free postage and packaging. There are also competitions, like a trip for 2 to South Africa courtesy of K-Swiss, although I've never won anything. A 'First Look' feature on the site allows you to see what you will be able to buy instore soon, which is quite good, and where I first found out about my current trainers - K-Swiss Stripe Shifters, although I've gone off them.
I think there is something for all males in JD Sports, even if you are into 'rock and roll' you maybe able to pick up a dark hoodie in a sale or something like that. There's also some great clothes for kids, and smaller versions of the most up to date trainers at a budget price. I don't think you'd find a gift for your mum in JD's however, because it's more for the younger girls taste. Don't take offence please mothers. All in all though JD's is one of my favourite retailers, they just need to offer much more in their shops and sort out who they really want their target audiance to be, and then put out the best range of clothes they can.
Advantages: Exclusives, great range, loads of outlets Disadvantages: None
JD sports is the main stockist of the latest in sports fashion clothing and footwear. They sell the very latest trainers and football boots of which many brands are designed exclusively to be sold at JD Sports. They are often more fashionable than similar designs found at other sports outlets. The clothing that is stocked at JD, ranges from tracksuit bottoms to polo shirts and hoodies through to shorts. They also sell the latest replica football ... ...gloves and wrist/sweat bands.
JD have their own exclusive brand which has been responsible for much of their success. It is called McKenzie and has been a firm favourite ever since JD first opened. Polo shirts is the main range that has the McKenzie brand name on. They have produced some whacky and some more simple designs over the years, but they have always stuck to a certain formula that has been so popular. They also make hoodies which are very ...
thespurs 08.08.2004
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Advantages: Designer Brands Disadvantages: High Prices
...of you that don't know, JD is a sports shop that sells designer clothes and trainers. They sell some sports brands, but only the well known and expensive ones. If you are looking for real professional sportswear, I would recommend JJB. JD sells a wide range of products that suit all - Mens, Womens and Juniors. They sell many different types of clothes, but the majority are tracksuits, hoodies and coats. Although JD sell many clothes, they are best ... ...KSwiss, Lacoste and many more. JD is more of a fashion shop than a proper sportswear shop though, and fashion doesnt come cheap. Your average pair of trainers will cost you bang on £54.99. This is a ridiculous price for a pair of trainers, but even I know it, and I still buy. I just cant resist! Believe me, I'm not the only one! Im not quite sure what makes us all want to buy the £55 trainers over the identical pair you can get without the logo for ...
Gemma94 26.01.2008
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...my son all shop at JD Sports, we find that they do some really good designer clothes for the whole family.
Their smallest size in kiddie clothes starts from 6 months old so to me that's good thing as for people who like designer clothes and footwear can buy for their little ones.
You can apply for a store card, which we never have but the offer is there if you want one.
They sell a range of stuff from Trainers to Jogging bottoms, T-shirts, Shirts, ... ...stuff for the trainers your buying.
They sell all makes/brands e.g Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Kickers, Ellsesse and YSL.
Prices for kiddie clothes that are designer like Nike cost for a T-shirt £5/£7.00, Nike Shorts cost £6 roughly and Nike Jogging bottoms cost £10.00. So buying kiddie designer clothes and footwear is not as expensive as people think, you just have to look around and find bargin's like Footlocker is a shop full of bagain's, so i'd recommend ...
Toady 24.08.2001
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Advantages: excellent selection Disadvantages: not cheap
...your time looking anywhere but JD sports. No one else will have the right style, the right colour or the right size. The selection of trainers in the store is almost ridiculous because there are so many. The shop in Wolverhamptons not even that big but the trainers cover every inch of wall space. How ever, they may have the right styles but you do have to be patient with the staff. Not the brightest people around. Does take them a while to get your ...
aikon 05.01.2001
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Advantages: Wide range of products Disadvantages: Staff CAN be a bit useless!
...few things straight...
Firstly, JD are currently working hard to shake off the "chav" image. Gone are the days of selling Rockport and ton's of tracksuits! We are going through a re-branding, and refit of the company, to change our image. Take a look at our website, and you will see a new, fresh, stylish look to the company, and I can tell you from seeing the new stores - they look more like River Island than JD!
Secondly, we are NOT a sports store. ... ...comply with the image of JD - they are our customers, and seem to buy more from people of their age!
Final point, refund policy! To put it bluntly, we will do absolutley NOTHING with no receipt, or bank statement. I appreciate this sounds harsh, but there was ALOT of problems, reported in the news, of people exchanging items they had stolen from one branch, for gift vouchers in another. They than used these vouchers as money for drugs. The ONLY ...
lateandlive 17.11.2005
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