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24/09/2012
JJB Sports Prepare To Call In Administrators
Shares in sportswear store JJB Sports has been suspended as the struggling retailer prepares to call in the administrators.
The firm said it would continue to trade through all of its outlets while it readies a widely anticipated pre-pack administration.
The process will wipe out the value of JJB's existing shares and enable it to write off much of its debts.
The fate of its 180 stores and 4,000 employees has yet to become clear.
KPMG are now expected to handle the formal administration process once terms of the business' sale have been agreed with a potential buyer.
At the end of August JJB Sports announced that it was seeking a buyer to rescue the firm
Although the Wigan-based retailer received a number of offers, none of its suitors was interested in buying the company as a whole, but instead made offers for parts of its business, assets and brands.
The failure of the sale process was widely anticipated, and JJB's shares have been valued at less than a penny each since the decision to seek a suitor was first announced.
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The firm said it would continue to trade through all of its outlets while it readies a widely anticipated pre-pack administration.
The process will wipe out the value of JJB's existing shares and enable it to write off much of its debts.
The fate of its 180 stores and 4,000 employees has yet to become clear.
KPMG are now expected to handle the formal administration process once terms of the business' sale have been agreed with a potential buyer.
At the end of August JJB Sports announced that it was seeking a buyer to rescue the firm
Although the Wigan-based retailer received a number of offers, none of its suitors was interested in buying the company as a whole, but instead made offers for parts of its business, assets and brands.
The failure of the sale process was widely anticipated, and JJB's shares have been valued at less than a penny each since the decision to seek a suitor was first announced.
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