Investors’ Chronicle: JD Sports, Oxford BioMedica, Tesco

Headline pre-tax profits are expected to reach £475m-£500m this year, as the retailer said partners share its vision of elevation and collaboration, writes Harriet Clarfelt. Among that cohort sits FTSE 100 group JD Sports, whose annual income statement wore the signs of considerable sales retention despite the small matter of a pandemic shutting down high streets and shopping centres. On the back of robust trading amid unprecedented challenges, the sportswear company has raised its guidance for the 2022 financial year.