JJB Sports
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JJB Sports was a major British sports retail chain known for selling sporting goods, apparel, and equipment across the UK before its eventual decline and closure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
retail company
ⓘ
sporting goods retailer ⓘ |
| assetsSoldTo | Sports Direct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandRightsSoldTo | Sports Direct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairman | Dave Whelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitor |
JD Sports
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sports Direct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2012 ⓘ |
| enteredAdministration | 2012 ⓘ |
| fate | liquidation ⓘ |
| financialProblemsBegan | late 2000s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Dave Whelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamingRightsFor | JJB Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| industry |
clothing retail
ⓘ
sporting goods retail ⓘ |
| JJB StadiumRenamedAs | DW Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest UK sports retailers in the 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| notableOwner | Dave Whelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfJobsLostAtCollapse | over 2,000 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakNumberOfStores | over 400 ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| product |
fitness equipment
ⓘ
footwear ⓘ outdoor sports gear ⓘ replica football kits ⓘ sporting equipment ⓘ sportswear ⓘ |
| publicCompany | true ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
falling sales
ⓘ
high debt levels ⓘ intense competition from Sports Direct ⓘ |
| soldVia |
online store
ⓘ
retail stores ⓘ |
| sponsorOf |
Wigan Athletic F.C.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rugby league clubs ⓘ |
| stockExchange | London Stock Exchange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
general consumers
ⓘ
sports participants ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | JJB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBusinessModel | brick-and-mortar retail ⓘ |
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