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Jessops Europe Limited is a British photographic retailing company. It was established in Leicester in 1935, by Frank Jessop, and traded under the name of The Jessop Group Limited. The business entered administration on 9 January 2013, and all 187 Jessops retail stores ceased trading on 11 January 2013, until the British entrepreneur Peter Jones CBE invested several million pounds into the company, and formed Jessops Europe Limited. Six stores reopened on 28 March 2013, and Jones aimed to open a new store every day on average during April 2013. The relaunch of the Oxford Street store in London received considerable media interest, and was attended by several celebrities, including the actor James Corden. As of November 2015, there are now 48 Jessops stores, and since July 2014, Sainsbury's has started rolling out Jessops branches in its larger stores. ==History== Frank Jessop founded "Jessop of Leicester" in 1935, as a specialist photographic retailer. The company expanded to major towns and cities. Alan Jessop, Frank's son, sold the firm in 1996 in a management buy-out. The 200th store, Durham, opened in July 2001. The store has now closed. In September 2002, ABN Amro paid £116m for the company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ABN Amro zooms in to snap up Jessops )〕 The sale was completed the next month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jessops chain sold to ABN Amro )〕 In October 2004, ABN Amro applied to float on the London Stock Exchange, which successfully occurred the next month. In September 2000, Bridgepoint Capital attempted to float Jessops on the London Stock Exchange, but abandoned plans the following month. This was because it was told the firm would list, with a market value of £90m to £100m. In April 2002, Jessops again abandoned plans to float. In May 2004, the main warehouse relocated to Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, as the warehouse in Leicester was considered too small. This resulted in most of the staff being made redundant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessops」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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