JD Sports to Close About 175 Hibbett Stores While Opening New JD Locations and Converting Finish Line Stores
Parent company JD Sports will shutter about 175 underperforming Hibbett locations while opening 20 new JD stores and converting 70-80 Finish Line stores in North America.
New York PostJD Sports plans to close 175 Hibbett Sports stores across the United States over the next three years. The parent company said the closures target underperforming locations as part of a broader effort to optimize its North American store footprint. 1 billion.
At the time of the deal, Hibbett operated 1,169 stores in 36 states. The acquisition was described as strengthening JD’s position in the North American footwear market. Hibbett’s store count fell from 999 at the start of JD Sports’ fiscal year in February 2025 to 982 by the end of the fiscal year in January 2026.
The reduction occurred during post-acquisition consolidation of operations. JD Sports CEO Regis Schultz outlined the strategy during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “Our net store movement last year was a reduction of 39 stores, demonstrating our fewer, bigger, and better store strategy,” he said.
Schultz added that the company will “close around 170 underperforming EBIT stores over the next three years” in North America. CFO Dominic Platt said the retailer will open about 20 new JD stores in North America and convert between 70 and 80 Finish Line stores to JD locations.
After accounting for planned changes in Europe, the group expects its overall store count to “stay broadly flat for the year,” Platt said.
8 percent over the past year. 4 billion acquisition by Dick’s Sporting Goods in September 2025. Nine Dick’s locations, 11 Foot Locker-owned stores, and four licensed stores closed in 2025.
