JD’s North American business, which includes JD Sports/Finish Line, Hibbett, DTLR, and Shoe Palace, comped down 1.7% in the third quarter, though organic sales increased 3.0% to £1,079 million ($1,458 mm). Without the remaining Finish Line stores, comparable store sales were down just 0.2%. Finish Line is getting hit particularly hard by the higher-than-normal promotional intensity in the market, JD said. Otherwise, Back-to-School was in line with expectations, with strong running category sales and a solid performance in apparel offsetting weak footwear sales due to key product lines being at the ... Log in to view full article.