JD Sports

This place is great, JD's the best! And the T.Square store is like the Crown Jewel of their chain of JD Sports stores around NYC, this one has the best and biggest selection. And though I have a hard preference for Nike's, I seriously appreciate how this place has shoes and products from many different companies and brands. So...a lot of negative comments have been said/made about the workers here, and I'd like to give a different take on that, based on my experiences here, and in many other facets of modern society. Yes, people working in Sneaker stores are very often youngsters, in entry-level positions, with no work experience. I think people who go in there expecting Macy's level customer service and training are both setting themselves up to feel disappointed, and just pushing those young, unseasoned and unskilled employees, further into their bad behavior or perceived 'rudeness', just from being on the defensive. Our society as a whole is in transition. Those entry level jobs in NYC are now paying nearly $20 p/hr to start, with benefits; and employees are realizing greater rights, broader protections and more power each month, as are many racial and ethnic minorities. Everyone is still getting used to the new power dynamics, and if we all remember to just breathe and look at thinks from both/all sides, then try to think if your words and actions are helping, or are you just venting and enflaming things? We can look around our neighborhoods, schools, shopping centers or watch the news any day, to see how much our city, our world has changed; and is changing and see all the ways we still need to change more. Times of transition are usually a bit frightening and uncertain, turbulent even. But are you being a like a doula out in your community? Are you, in your day to day life, trying to help? Or are you you trapped in a vortex of unrealistic expectations, fueled in part, by our collective privilege, yes, ALL OF US, Black, White, Brown, etc., being spoiled from having lived so long in the 21st Century New York City, ( The Capital of Capitalism) with 19th Century labor laws, where the customers are always right, and the workers are always powerless, desperate and eager to please. Those days are over, or ending fast. But the longer we stomp our feet and complain, instead of working to make this transition as smooth, orderly and as productive as possible, the rougher the road is gonna be. Now, back to the footwear; I really like the new Nike VaporMax Plus, Work Blue color..., but I can't spend $210 (+ $18 in taxes) when I can get 2 other pairs of kicks, for under $200. Well, $190 + taxes comes to $206. And once again, I'm really lovin' the wide selection of kicks and clothing that JDs is known for.

If whoever from the management team read this. Please train your employees to show some respect. This is my first time to JD SPORTS, and I swear it will be my last. I have been to Champs, footlocker, and finisline. Every employee I’ve talked with were super nice. Some of them weren’t helpful but at least they are nice! At JD sports, the sales lady and the lady at the checkout counter were so RUDE. They gave people their attitude from nowhere and I was not the only one. This was my worst experience of sneakers shopping, and I am very disappointed. Again, pleas train your employees properly, customers who come here deserve more respect.

JD Sports Times Square is an impressive store, it’s a massive massive store the range of sneakers / trainers is absolutely massive, for male , females , children and even the little ones, all the main players are present plus little well known are in stock, there is a big selection of Jordan branded range. The staff are very knowledgeable and part of a slick organisation, the prices are competitive compared to other sports stores, and not forgetting the clothes range for many sports etc, trust me you find something of interest in this store and can spend hours shopping