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Irish eyeing JJB Sports

Tue, 18th Sep 2012 14:47

Ireland's biggests sports shop chain could be looking to expand over the Irish Sea through the acquisition of cash-strapped JJB Sports.Sky News reports that Stafford Group, a family-owned private company which owns the Lifestyle Sports chain in Ireland, is among those companies in the running to buy JJB Sports, which put itself up for sale last month. Mike Ashley, owner of Newcastle United football club and the founder of sportswear chain Sports Direct, is widely reckoned to be the favourite to gain control of JJB, which failed last month to raise the funds it believes it needs for its umpteenth turnaround plan. However, subsuming JJB into Sports Direct might raise some competition concerns, and there are reportedly several other groups still in the running, including US outfit Dick's Sporting Goods, which made a strategic investment in JJB in March, the value of which it has already written off."People close to the situation said that GA Europe and Hilco, two restructuring specialists, had also tabled offers. Dick's Sporting Goods, the US retailer which earlier this year bought a small stake in JJB, JD Sports and Hargreaves, another retailer, have all also lodged their interest," writes Sky News City Editor, Mark Kleinman.JJB has already warned shareholders not to expect their shares to be anything once the sale process has gone through, but that did not stop the shares rising by more than a quarter to 0.36p on the morning the Sky News story broke. JH
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5 Jan 2012 08:26

London open: Footsie creeps higher

Footsie is tip-toeing higher in early trade, with tech stocks, oils and banks leading the way. Oilfield services firms Petrofac and Schlumberger are to combine forces on a number of production projects in the emerging and growing production services and production enhancement market. The companies

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5 Jan 2012 07:18

Second half picks up at JJB

Beleaguered sports retailer JJB Sports said overall trading improved in the second half of the year with like for like sales over the key four week Christmas period up 5%, in line with company expectations. Margins also recovered in the last four weeks, with like for like cash gross margins up by 6

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31 Oct 2011 08:58

London open: Miners weigh down Footsie

Banking giant Barclays is a rare bright spot in London after a better than expected third quarter update, as stocks head lower. Miners Vedanta Resources, BHP Billiton, Xstrata and Rio Tinto are the biggest fallers among the top-share index constituents, as metal prices head south. Barclays said it

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31 Oct 2011 07:10

JJB Sports battles on as losses grow

Half year losses widened at sports retailer JJB Sports and revenue plunged nearly 23% as UK retail conditions deteriorated towards the end of its second quarter. The beleaguered retailer warned that full year expectations were likely to fall short of company expectations. Loss before taxation wid

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12 Aug 2011 16:40

London close: Stocks soar as outlook brightens

Stocks were posting meaty gains heading into the weekend after four Eurozone countries banned short-selling banking stocks and strong retail sales in the US. France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have banned short-selling of financial stocks in an attempt to prevent further slides in banking stocks' sha

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12 Aug 2011 12:25

London midday: Stocks give up weak start

London's leading share index is posting strong gains now, in line with mainland European bourses following the short selling ban. France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have banned short-selling of financial stocks in an attempt to prevent further slides in banking stocks' share prices. Barclays and oth

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12 Aug 2011 08:39

London open: Oil stocks drag Footsie into the red

Shares picked up after a steep decline in the opening minutes, but the FTSE 100 was still trading 0.7% down by 08.39am, as London looks set to experience another day of volatile trade. Oil-related stocks were on the fall in early trade as the price of Brent Crude fell 0.85% to $107.10 per barrel a

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12 Aug 2011 07:14

Sports retailers welcome OFT decision

Shares in sports retailers Sports Direct International and JJB Sports jumped on Friday following the initial decision by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to drop its investigation into the sector. The UK consumer and competition authority announced on Thursday that it has "provisionally decided to

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25 May 2011 11:18

Long slog ahead for JJB Sports

Troubled retailer JJB Sports extended its losses in 2010 and said turning the company around would take up to five years. The firm made a pre-tax loss of £181.4m on revenues of £362.9m in the 52 weeks to the end of January 2011. This was more than double the £68.6m loss that JJB posted in the prev

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21 Apr 2011 18:17

Surprising demand for premium priced JJB shares

Cash-strapped sportswear retailer JJB got a surprisingly strong response to the open offer aspect of its recent share issue, given that the shares were offered at a substantial premium to the prevailing market price. The company said it received valid acceptances in respect of 17.23% of the shares

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6 Apr 2011 15:38

JJB to issue shares at substantial premium

Details of the long awaited share placing by cash-strapped sportswear retailer JJB Sports have been released, resulting in a much needed boost to the share price. The company is proposing to raise £65m (gross) and £60m (net) through a placing and open offer of 162.5m shares at 40p each, a significa

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22 Mar 2011 16:57

London close: Carnival sinks

A confident start was derailed by worse than expected inflation figures and a rally in the final hour of trading only brought out profit takers right at the death, leaving Footsie in the red. UK annual inflation rose faster than predicted in February, as surging utility bills drove up living costs.

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22 Mar 2011 14:09

London afternoon: Downward drift continues

Footsie lost more ground over the lunch time session as Wall Street opened mixed, failing to carry on the strong advance seen yesterday. GKN is lower on speculation of a bid for French peer Latecoere. The French aerospace firm, which provides doors for Boeing and Airbus, is looking for a buyer, acc

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22 Mar 2011 12:22

Creditors back JJB

Investors who piled into the shares of troubled sportswear retailer JJB Sports ahead of the vote on the company's proposed restructuring called the outcome correctly, as creditors backed the company's plans. JJB said the CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement) proposal was approved without modification

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22 Mar 2011 11:39

London midday: Inflation shock spoils the party

Disappointing inflation data seems to have put paid to Footsie's attempts to continue its recent revival. The inflation rate, as measured by the consumer prices index, rose to 4.4% in February from 4.0% in January. The rate topped market expectations of a figure of 4.2% and will pile on the pressur

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