JJB Sports sheds 99 Scottish jobs

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The administrators of two fashion and footwear firms owned by JJB Sports have announced the loss of 99 Scottish jobs.

Across the UK some 37 Original Shoe Company (OSC) stores and eight Qube outlets are to close, with a total of 438 redundancies.

In Scotland, 11 OSC stores - including those in Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Perth and Dumfries - will close. The Qube store in Falkirk will also shut.

JJB applied to put the subsidiaries into administration last week.

It is also considering the sale of its gym business, JJB Fitness Clubs, which operates more than 50 sites.

SCOTTISH STORES CLOSING Dumfries - OSCDundee - OSCEast Kilbride - OSCEdinburgh - OSCFalkirk - OSCFalkirk - QubeGalashiels - OSCGlenrothes- OSCHamilton - OSCParkhead - OSCPerth- OSCStirling - OSC Blair Nimmo, of administrators KPMG, said: "It has been well documented that both companies have been running at a substantial loss in the wake of extremely tough trading conditions on the high street. Unfortunately, these losses have left us with little option but to close 46 of the stores upon appointment.

"We intend to consolidate all stock into the remaining 31 stores, and trade these while we seek a buyer for the remainder of the division."

JJB has been trying to renegotiate its debt with its key banks: Barclays, Iceland's Kaupthing and HBOS.

The retailer has a standstill agreement with its banks, which has delayed the dates when certain loans have to be repaid, but that agreement is subject to the banks being satisfied with progress towards the sale of the fitness business.