{"id":590649,"date":"2018-03-26T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T16:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=590649"},"modified":"2018-03-26T12:57:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T16:57:43","slug":"report-jd-sports-to-buy-finish-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/report-jd-sports-to-buy-finish-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Report \/\/ JD Sports to Buy Finish Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The retailer that runs sneaker culture in the UK is reportedly set to buy the running retailer that&#8217;s long been a staple in the US. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/solecollector.com\/news\/2018\/03\/jd-sports-buys-finish-line-558-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sole Collector<\/a>, <strong>JD Sports<\/strong> is set to purchase <strong>Finish Line<\/strong> for $558 Million.<\/p>\n<p>While both company&#8217;s shareholders have to approve the deal, it will be interesting to see how the two retailers renowned for lifestyle running &#8212; arguably the most important category in modern sneaker culture &#8212; could collaborate on initiatives and maybe use their esteem to leverage exclusives. For the moment being, Finish Line seems excited about the potential merger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinish Line has long admired JD and their commitment to serve customers with premium brands through a unique and innovative retail experience,\u201d stated Sam Sato, Finish Line&#8217;s chief executive officer. \u201cWe are thrilled to partner with them and look forward to realizing the impact we will have on the marketplace together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep it locked to Snkrs Day for updates on this deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The retailer that runs sneaker culture in the UK is reportedly set to buy the running retailer that&#8217;s long been&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":590650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1211192,541298],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Report \/\/ JD Sports to Buy Finish Line | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Report \/\/ JD Sports to Buy Finish Line shoes. 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