JJB Sports

JJB Sports PLC is one of the UK's leading sports retailers. Formed in 1971 to acquire a single sports store which had been established in Wigan during the early 1900's, the store portfolio grew to 120 stores in 1994, at which point the Company was floated on the London Stock Exchange.

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In 1998, JJB Sports acquired the business of Sports Division (which was JJB's largest competitor at the time). The acquisition then made JJB one of the largest sports retailers in the UK.

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JJB has now expanded to over 430 stores (as of 2005) throughout the UK and Ireland.

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