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JD Sports opens largest store in Europe on Portal de l’Àngel in Barcelona
Published
November 18, 2025
British retailer JD Sports is opening its largest European store in Barcelona, following four years of work on the project. The company has chosen 9 Portal de l’Àngel (one of the most sought-after shopping streets in the Catalan capital) for its new flagship: a 1,500-square-metre store across two floors that will employ 110 people and open to the public on November 22.
“The location on Portal de l’Àngel is crucial, as it not only puts us on one of the busiest streets in Europe, but also places us at the heart of tourism and local retail, allowing us to reach a diverse audience,” said José Carlos González, JD Sports’ associate director of retail for Southern Europe.
As for the store’s design, he said it had been “carefully conceived to respect and highlight the building’s historic architecture, which incorporates three centuries-old palaces.”
“Over four years, including the discovery of architectural remnants, we have worked to ensure that modern design and technology integrate harmoniously with Barcelona’s distinctive cultural and architectural essence, creating a space that pays homage to the city,” he added.
The flagship represents “a step change” in the way the chain “connects with the consumer.”
“It is a project that places JD at the forefront of international retail, where the store is not only a place to buy products, but a space that inspires, brings together urban tribes, fosters collaborations with young talent and helps shape culture,” said González.
With the opening of this space, JD Sports reaches 530 employees in Barcelona and 690 across Catalonia. The establishment “forms part of the company’s consolidation and expansion strategy” in Spain. Footwear, sportswear and accessories make up the store’s offer, which carries its own brands as well as Adidas, New Balance, Asics and Nike.
In collaboration with Nike, the store will feature a dedicated area for the U.S. company’s women’s collections, accompanied by a series of initiatives and events. In this context, JD Sports says its new Barcelona store will run a programme of activities, as it aims to be a “meeting point” for its clientele.
“JD Sports has managed to differentiate itself with an exclusive product offering and unique collaborations, along with a shopping experience that integrates both the physical and the digital. Our proposition goes beyond selling products; we seek to connect with urban culture and build a community,” said the chain’s associate director of retail for Southern Europe.
JD Sports was founded in 1981, entered the Spanish market in 2012 and aims to reach 150 stores in the country in the medium term. The British giant also operates in the country through Sprinter, an Alicante-based retailer pursuing its own expansion plan.
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The operation was carried out with a fixed quantity through interest-rate bidding, with winning bids determined at multiple price levels and a maturity period of three months, according to a state-controlled news outlet.
As 1.1-trillion yuan of three-month outright reverse repos are set to mature in January, the latest move represents a rollover of the same amount.
The People’s Bank of China conducted a 1.1-trillion-yuan (~$157 billion) outright reverse repo operation yesterday to maintain sufficient liquidity in the banking system.
The operation was carried out with a fixed quantity through interest-rate bidding, with winning bids determined at multiple price levels and a maturity period of three months.
Outright reverse repo operations were introduced in October 2024 to manage liquidity in the national banking system and are carried out each month with a tenor of no more than a year.
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In November 2024, it saw a YoY increase of 0.5 per cent.
The Philippine manufacturing producer price index (PPI) posted a slower YoY rise of 0.1 per cent in November 2025 from a 0.5-per cent YoY rise in October.
It also exhibited a slower month-on-month (MoM) rise of 0.2 per cent in the month from a 0.6-per cent rise in October.
The PPI for readymade garments manufacturing rose by 0.7 per cent YoY and decreased by less than 0.05 per cent MoM in November 2025.
The deceleration in November 2025 was primarily due to the 0.1-per cent YoY decline in the PPI for manufacture of transport equipment from a 1-per cent YoY increase in October 2025.
The manufacture of transport equipment contributed 25.8 per cent to the slower annual growth rate of PPI for manufacturing in the month.
The manufacturing PPI also exhibited a slower month-on-month (MoM) increase of 0.2 per cent in the month from a 0.6-per cent rise in October. It posted a 0.6-per cent MoM increase in November 2024.
The PPI for readymade garments manufacturing rose by 0.7 per cent YoY and decreased by less than 0.05 per cent MoM in November 2025, a release from the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
The value of production index (VaPI) for the manufacturing section registered a YoY decrease of 1.4 per cent in November last year from a 1.5-per cent YoY increase in October. In November 2024, it recorded a YoY decline of 4.1 per cent.
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The index recorded a sharp increase, mainly due to rate hikes on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes.
Drewry’s World Container Index jumped 16 per cent to $2,257 per FEU in the week ending January 8, 2026, driven by sharp rate hikes on Transpacific and Asia–Europe routes.
Spot rates rose strongly from Shanghai to Europe and the US amid higher FAK charges.
However, rising capacity and soft Asia–US volumes suggest the surge may be short-lived.
Spot rates on the Shanghai–Genoa route increased 13 per cent to $3,885 per 40-foot container, while those on Shanghai–Rotterdam rose 10 per cent to $2,840 per 40-foot container. This upward momentum was driven by higher Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates implemented by carriers.
Spot rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles surged 26 per cent to $3,132 per 40-foot container, while rates from Shanghai to New York climbed 20 per cent to $3,957 per 40-foot container.
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