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JJB Sports confirms offers

SHARES in JJB Sports almost doubled during trading yesterday before falling back when the ailing retailer confirmed it had received several offers to buy the business.

The stock fell sharply when JJB warned any deal would likely lead to the stakes of shareholders being wiped out.

The shares still finished the day up 0.1p at 0.45p even as investors rushed to offload their holdings,

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