Type: Public
On the web: http://www.jjb.co.uk
Employees: 6,707
Employee growth: (18.7%)

JJB Sports can't help you with natural ability, but it sells just about everything else you need for sports. JJB, one of the UK's largest sporting goods chains, operates about 250 stores in England and Ireland, including superstores that feature such amenities as basketball courts. The shops offer apparel, footwear, bicycles, and golf gear, among other athletic equipment and accessories. The firm also runs a LifeStyle division, which operates the money-losing fashion footwear and apparel retailers Qube Footwear and the Original Shoe Company (OSC). The struggling Qube and OSC chains were placed into administration (the equivalent of bankruptcy in the US) in 2009.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending January, 2011:
Sales: $575.1M
One year growth: (3.4%)
Net income: ($287.4)M

Officers:
CEO and Director: Keith Jones
CFO and Director: David Williams
Director Information Technology: Mark Macaulay

Competitors:
Blacks Leisure Group
Foot Locker
JD Sports Fashion

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