JJB Sports plc is engaged in the retailing of sportswear and sporting equipment. The Company also operates a chain of fitness clubs, which has a smaller number of indoor soccer centers attached to them. It also operates a television broadcasting and marketing business, which specializes in the marketing of golf products and fitness equipment through Sky Television. The Company operates in two segments: all the Company’s retail operations, including any retail stores, which are attached to fitness clubs, and the fitness club operation, including the indoor soccer centers. During the fiscal year ended January 27, 2008, the Company opened 14 retail stores and reopened five stores and closed 26 retail stores. At January 27, 2008, JJB operated from a chain of 409 retail stores, 49 fitness clubs and six indoor soccer centers. On January 28, 2008, the Company acquired Original Shoe Company.In May 2008, JJB acquired the fashion footwear business, Qube Footwear Limited from West Coast Capital.
