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A JJB Sports store in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 2010. This is now a CeX store. A JJB Sports Superstore in the Leeds Shopping Plaza, Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 2010. A JJB Sports store in Rushmere Retail Park, Craigavon, Northern Ireland, in 2009. This is now a B&M store. JJB Sports plc was a British sports retailer. On 24 September 2012 ...
Sports Division was one of the biggest sports retailers in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. [1] The company was set up by Sir Tom Hunter in 1984 to sell trainers, initially from the back of a van. Hunter subsequently borrowed £5,000 from his father and a further £5,000 from RBS to set up Sports Division.
In 1995–96 the business changed its name to Sports Soccer. In 2002 the business purchased rival Lillywhites, and in 2005 the business was again re-branded as Sports World, with a further change occurring in 2007 to Sports Direct. In 2012 it purchased the JJB brand name and 20 of it shops. Steed Bespoke Tailors
From 2007 to 2018, Sport Zone sponsored the Porto Half Marathon, [2] a public half marathon event held annually in the city of Porto, Portugal.. In July 2013, Sport Zone launched the Secret Run, [3] a running sports event where participants need to solve puzzles to find out the date, time, and location of the training sessions organized by the brand.
JD Sports Fashion plc, commonly known as JD Sports, JD or JD Group [3] is a British multinational sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, trading as Sports Direct, is a British retail company owned by Frasers Group. The company was founded in 1982 by Mike Ashley and was originally based in Maidenhead, England. It specialises in the sale of sports equipment, clothing, footwear, and accessories, operating both physical outlets and an online store. [3]
Ronnie appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Wednesday 4 April 2012 charged with fraud, theft and money laundering. [5] He appeared alongside a clothing manufacturer who was a key supplier to the sports retailer during Ronnie's tenure as chief executive of JJB between August 2007 and March 2009.
XXL ASA is a Norwegian sporting goods retailer with brick and mortar stores and online stores in the Nordics and Austria. XXL is the largest and fastest growing sports retailer by revenue in the Nordic region. XXL's headquarter is located in Oslo, Norway. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. [1]