Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports JD.L on Monday forecast fiscal 2021 profit to be "significantly ahead" of current market expectations, citing strong demand on its online channels during coronavirus lockdowns.
The company said total revenue for the 22 weeks to Jan. 2 2021 in the group's like-for-like businesses were more than 5% ahead from a year earlier, adding that the outturn for the full year is expected to be at least 400 million pounds ($539.80 million). ($1 = 0.7410 pounds)