While absorbing the larger Sports Division has been difficult for the company, JJB Sports continues an aggressive expansion, opening 25 sites-including 21 superstores-during 1999. JJB Sports is also phasing out the Sports Division name, replacing the storefronts gained from its acquisition of its main U.K.
The company is phasing out its smaller stores in favor of converting most of its shops to the superstore concept. More than 180 of these stores feature a superstore format of more than 10,000 square feet. The leading sports equipment and sports apparel retailer operates 450 stores under the JJB Sports and Sports Division names throughout the United Kingdom. JJB Sports plc is in the big leagues of U.K. The company's ambition was to build a network of over 500 outlets this has now been achieved.ġ979: David Whelan acquires JJ Bradburns and renames it JJB Sports.ġ983: Son-in-law Duncan Sharpe joins firm.ġ988: Company acquires 11-store Howards Sports chain from Blacks' Leisure.ġ992: Company opens 100th JJB Sports store.ġ994: JJB Sports goes public on London Stock Exchange.ġ999: Company opens Soccer Dome in Wigan. This case has now been archived.Sales: £372.97 million (US$636.60 million) (1999)Ĭompany strategy is to strengthen and expand the business by a controlled increase in the number of stores and, in particular, to develop a chain of larger out-of-town stores. In a Judgment handed down on 19 October 2006, the Court of Appeal dismissed appeals on liability and penalty. A further Judgment in relation to the assessment of those costs was issued on 21 November 2005. The Tribunal's Judgment in relation to costs of the intervener was handed down on 11 October 2005. The Tribunal handed down its rulings on those applications on 15 July 2005. Ī hearing took place on 14 July 2005 to consider applications for costs and permission to appeal.
The Tribunal's Judgment in relation to penalty was handed down on. That hearing took place on 17, 18, 19 and 20 January 2005. By order dated 13 October 2004 the Tribunal granted the appellant an extension of time for seeking permission to appeal from that judgment.Ī further case management conference took place on 5 November 2004 at which the final hearing relating to the issue of the penalty in cases /03 to /03 was set down for the week commencing 17 January 2005. The Tribunal's judgment on JJB's liability was handed down on 1 October 2004.
During this hearing rulings relating to confidentiality and disclosure were handed down. The final hearing relating to the issue of liability in this case and in /03 commenced on 8 March 2004 and finished three weeks later. A further joint case management conference took place on 12 December 2003 in respect of all the replica football kit cases.Ī further case management conference took place on 22 January 2004 followed by a pre-trial review on 12 February 2004. On 18 November 2003 the President issued an Order relating to the partial lifting of confidentiality in respect of certain material in the OFT’s decision. A joint case management conference was held on 23 October 2003 to deal with the proceedings involving Umbro Holdings Ltd, Manchester United, Allsports Ltd and JJB Sports PLC (the replica sports kit cases”) at which the Tribunal refused permission for SportsWorld International to intervene. Summary of appeal published on 8 October 2003.
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