JJB Sports Shutting Down Today

molerat

133 stores closing today with the loss of 2200 jobs. 20 stores transferred to Sports Direct. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19792124
Good news for my town though, one of the 20.

Thrugelmir

molerat wrote: »

Good news for my town though, one of the 20.

Lack of prosperity has a knock on effect.

CLAPTON

while job loses are always difficult for the people directly affected, JJB Sports were a failing organisation and will be replaced by something better

System

I always get JD and JJB mixed up. Is JJB the one to do with Wigan football? Will they have to change their stadium name?

If I ever need sport stuff I always go in the jumble sale (sports direct). JJB and JD just seem to sell terrible clothes and not much else, they changed a long time ago from being a sports shop to a fashion shop for... dare I say it, chavs.

FTBFun

Joeskeppi wrote: »

I always get JD and JJB mixed up. Is JJB the one to do with Wigan football? Will they have to change their stadium name?

JJB was the one Dave Whelan used to own - he sold it a few years ago.

GeorgeHowell

Joeskeppi wrote: »

If I ever need sport stuff I always go in the jumble sale (sports direct). JJB and JD just seem to sell terrible clothes and not much else, they changed a long time ago from being a sports shop to a fashion shop for... dare I say it, chavs.

Probably had their customer base sucked away by Primark then.

doningtonphil

As mentioned. Dave Whelan, owner of Wigan Football club built up the JJB chain from 1 store. He sold his stake in JJB sports some time ago and formed 'DW' - the JJB gym and sports store near us became a DW gym and sports store. he has renamed the stadium the DW stadium a year or three back

ruggedtoast

It was always going to be hard for them to compete when 70% of their customers looted their shops and then were all sent to prison last year.

Loughton_Monkey

Whilst it is doubtless devastating for anyone working there, this is not an issue of great importance.

There is a market for selling sporting goods at the right price. There is no shortage of suppliers. If one of them cannot compete, then tough! Bad management.

[Deleted User]

CLAPTON wrote: »

while job loses are always difficult for the people directly affected, JJB Sports were a failing organisation and will be replaced by something better

highly unlikely,SD will just take a bigger share of the market and the supermarkets will see an opeing

DCFC79

Joeskeppi wrote: »

I always get JD and JJB mixed up. Is JJB the one to do with Wigan football? Will they have to change their stadium name?

No the stadium for wigan had its name changed to the DW Sports Stadium

Joeskeppi wrote: »

If I ever need sport stuff I always go in the jumble sale (sports direct). JJB and JD just seem to sell terrible clothes and not much else, they changed a long time ago from being a sports shop to a fashion shop for... dare I say it, chavs.

Not been in JD sports for years, its a small shop anyway plus I dont like chavs as it is.

JJB have actually flirted with administration a few times in the past so im not surprised its gone.