All JJB Sports articles – Page 18

  • News

    JJB confirms bid for Fitness Clubs division

    2008-11-24T14:01:15Z

    JJB has confirmed that it has received an approach for its Fitness Clubs business.

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    Puma stops supplying JJB Sports

    2008-11-20T07:00:00Z

    One of JJB Sports' biggest suppliers, Puma, is understood to stopped supplying its product to the sports retailer.

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    Retail round-up: October 19, 2008

    2008-10-20T09:39:33Z

    What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.

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    Sports Direct acquires 5% stake in JJB

    2008-10-20T08:37:05Z

    Sports Direct has snapped up a 5 per cent stake in rival JJB to help shore up the struggling sports chain.

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    JJB Sports unveils rescue plans

    2008-10-15T15:33:48Z

    JJB Sports has unveiled rescue plans for its beleaguered business along with changes to its board.

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    JD in talks to buy Qube and OSC from JJB

    2008-10-15T08:53:51Z

    JD Sports Fashion is thought to be in talks with JJB Sports to buy the Qube and Original Shoe Company chains from its struggling rival.

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    JJB Sports looks to sell non-core assets

    2008-10-14T08:35:08Z

    Struggling sports retailer JJB is reviewing the potential sale of its non-core assets to maximise value for its shareholders.

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    JJB loses supplier credit insurance

    2008-10-06T09:00:11Z

    JJB Sports faces further uncertainty after the UK’s largest credit insurer Coface decided to pull the cover for its suppliers.

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    JJB denies breaching banking covenants

    2008-09-26T14:21:51Z

    Sporting clothes and accessories retailer JJB Sports has denied claims that it has breached its banking covenants.

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    JJB posts appalling interims

    2008-09-26T09:05:48Z

    JJB Sports has reported an adjusted pre-tax loss of 9.7 million for the 26 weeks to July 27, as it faces “the worst retail recession” it has ever known.

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    JJB like-for-likes slip

    2008-07-24T09:01:34Z

    JJB Sport revealed like-for-like sales down 1.2 per cent in the 12 weeks to July 10 and said it expects the second half of the year to be “very challenging”.

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    Mounting JJB buy-out talk fuels share activity

    2008-07-04T08:00:00Z

    Sports retailer JJB’s shares have been fluctuating amid growing market speculation that it could be the target of a management buy-out.

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    JJB hires MD for lifestyle division

    2008-07-03T11:51:00Z

    JJB Sports has appointed Chris Lee, founder of men’s lifestyle store chain Microzine, to head its new Sports Lifestyle division.

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    JJB shares soar on buy-out rumours

    2008-06-25T09:28:10Z

    Shares of JJB were given a boost as rumours of a management buy-out began to circle.

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    Ronnie to build JJB lifestyle arm after Qube deal

    2008-05-30T16:00:00Z

    JJB chief executive Chris Ronnie has outlined his vision to create a lifestyle division within the business following the acquisition of footwear chain Qube last week.

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    JJB buys shoe chain Qube

    2008-05-23T08:17:43Z

    Sports retailer JJB Sports has snapped up Qube Footwear for 1 from West Coast Capital.

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    JJB Q1 sales slip

    2008-05-20T08:45:56Z

    JJB Sports’ like-for-like sales fell 5.3 per cent in its first quarter as trade remained challenging.

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    On the critical list

    2008-04-17T14:02:00Z

    Retail in the emergency room as it faces the harshest trading conditions since the 1990s, with the worst still to come

  • Opinion

    Blood on the shopfloor

    2008-04-17T12:35:44Z

    To say there is blood on the shopfloor today is an understatement. The fashion sector has been left reeling with uncertainty following the collapse of Ethel Austin, the announcement of store closures from JJB Sports and the For Sale sign hoisted over MK One.

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    JJB Sports: the City view

    2008-04-17T10:30:49Z

    Despite historic problems and challenging prospects, JJB Sports is at a “turning point”, according to chairman Roger Lane-Smith.