Sports Direct closes eight Jack Wills stores

Sports Direct has closed eight Jack Wills stores following its acquisition of the business earlier this month.

Shops have been shut in Derby, Durham, Kingston-upon-Thames, Marlborough, Reigate, Rock, St Albans and Tunbridge Wells although Sports Direct has said it will be trying to redeploy affected staff.

Sports Direct is understood to be considering more closures if landlords refuse to reduce rents.

Jacks Wills was bought by out of administration by Sports Direct after the business struggled against cashflow pressures and difficult trading conditions on the UK’s high streets.

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