All JJB Sports articles – Page 13
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OpinionM&S ‘audition’ leaves questions not answers
If this week’s Marks & Spencer investor day was intended to allow the internal candidates for the chief executive’s job to show their mettle, it was a gamble that backfired spectacularly.
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NewsM&S investor day leaves analysts cold
Marks & Spencer missed out on the general retail sector’s rise after its much-anticipated investor day was judged insufficiently exciting by the City.
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NewsSerious Organised Crime Agency probes former JJB Sports executives
Former JJB Sports executives are facing the scrutiny of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and HM Revenue, piling more pressure on the sports retailer that is already under investigation by the Office of Fair Trading and the Serious Fraud Office.
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NewsJJB proceeds with £100m fundraising
JJB Sports has unveiled details of its £100m equity raising and new banking terms.
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NewsJJB reconfirms equity raising will go ahead
JJB has reconfirmed this morning that its plans for an equity raising will go ahead, despite it being dogged by speculation and rumours in relation to its executive chairman Sir David Jones at the weekend.
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NewsJJB equity issue to raise £100m
JJB Sports is to launch a £100m equity issue in the latest phase of its turnaround battle following its CVA earlier this year.
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NewsJJB Sports first-half losses skyrocket as suppliers hold back stock
JJB Sports has continued to struggle with a poor stock position as it battles on in its survival fight.
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NewsBlacks considers CVA
Blacks Leisure is planning a company voluntary arrangement in order to secure its future.
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NewsJJB Sports spent £3.7m with directors’ companies
JJB Sports spent £3.7m in the past 18 months on goods and services from companies linked to its own directors.
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NewsJJB Sports suffers £42.9m pre-tax loss
JJB Sports suffered a £42.9m pre-tax loss in its half year results, after admitting it was on the “brink of going into administration” earlier this year.
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NewsMike Ashley’s PR behind Chris Ronnie statement
The press releases sent out defending Chris Ronnie against accusations of bad practice when he was chief executive of JJB Sports were sent by Mike Ashley’s personal PR firm, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionSize is everything as N Brown prepares to take on High & Mighty
They say size isn’t everything but if you are in fashion it certainly is.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office probes JJB and Sports Direct
Following the launch of an OFT inquiry into the sports retail market, it has emerged that the Serious Fraud Office has begun an investigation into JJB Sports and Sports Direct.
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NewsJJB sparks OFT 'cartel' investigation
Sports group JJB has taken concerns about possible cartel activity in the sports retail market to the OFT which has launched an investigation.
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AnalysisDave Whelan: Playing to Win
Footballer turned sports retailer Dave Whelan charts the rise and fall of JJB Sports in this exclusive extract adapted from his autobiography, Playing to Win
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NewsFormer JJB Sports chief Tom Knight courted to drive turnaround of flailing retailer
Former JJB Sports chief executive Tom Knight is being backed by the retailer’s major shareholders to return to lead the sports retailer and drive its turnaround.
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NewsChris Ronnie continues campaign against Sir David Jones
Chris Ronnie has sustained his attack on JJB Sports chairman Sir David Jones in a bid to improve his tarnished reputation after being dismissed from the retailer.
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NewsChris Ronnie and Sir David Jones planned to take JJB Sports private
Sacked JJB Sports chief executive Chris Ronnie has revaled he and Sir David Jones, who fired him in March, had looked at taking the company private together.
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NewsOFT refers Sports Direct acquisition of JJB Sports stores to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has referred Sports Direct’s acquisition of 31 stores from rival JJB Sports to the Competition Commission.
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NewsChris Ronnie calls for investigation
Chris Ronnie, the former chief executive of beleaguered JJB, has distanced himself from Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley and lambasted JJB chairman Sir David Jones’ strategy at the retailer.