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Jessops Jessops is planning to shed a further 200 jobs in its chain of 234 photographic stores. 27-Mar-2008 Jessops is to close 81 of its 315 photographic stores over the next few months, with the loss of 550 jobs. 22-Jun-2007 Jessops is considering plans to open up to 25 larger-format World Camera Centres, depending on the success of trials in Cardiff and Edinburgh. 12-Feb-2007 Jessops is planning to expand its chain of 293 photography stores with 15 new sites over the next 12 months. 09-Oct-2006 Jessops is to acquire MacKinnons of Dyce, the chain of 20 photography stores in Scotland and Northern Ireland, for £0.8m. 05-Oct-2006 Jessops has acquired three camera stores in Abingdon, Bicester and Evesham from That Camera Place, taking its total chain to 288. 15-Feb-2006 Jessops is to invest £5m in the roll-out of digital film processing kiosks into a further 200 stores. 30-Jan-2006 Jessops is linking up with Carphone Warehouse and Game to open a chain of triple-branded technology superstores, depending on the success of a trial at the Brent Cross Retail Park in London. 30-Jan-2006 Jessops is planning to expand its chain of 268 camera shops with 20 new sites a year, eventually taking the total to 450. 09-Dec-2004 Jessops, the chain of 262 camera stores, has announced plans for a flotation with an estimated valuation of up to £180m. 11-Oct-2004 Jessops, the camera retailer, is to relocate its distribution activities from sites in Leicestershire to a Unipart site in Weedon, Northamptonshire, with the transfer of up to 155 staff. 22-Apr-2004 Jessops is looking to expand its chain of 255 camera shops to about 450. 19-Jan-2004 Jessops is planning to expand its chain of photography shops into continental Europe, while its UK expansion programme will include about 20 new shops a year. 16-Jun-2003 Jessops, the camera retailer, is being bought by Amro Capital from Bridgepoint Capital for £116m, and plans to open 26 stores over the next two years. 23-Sep-2002 Jessops, the camera retailer, is being put up for sale with an estimated value of £150m. 06-May-2002 Jessops has announced plans to roll out its New Tecno and Photozone@jessops store formats, and the two chains could reach 50 and 500 outlets respectively. 04-Feb-2002 Jessops is planning to expand its chain of 200 photographic stores to 450 over the next six years, and is seeking up to 25 new sites a year within the M25 area. 08-Oct-2001 Jessops has acquired Richards Photo Centres, the Yorkshire-based chain of three photographic stores, for undisclosed terms. 03-Sep-2001 Jessops is to renew plans for a flotation next year, and is aiming to double the size of its chain of 200 photographic stores within six years. 13-Jul-2001 Jessops is planning to open 20 photographic stores this year and refurbish a further 20, while its concessions business will focus on Carphone Warehouse stores. 26-Feb-2001 Jessops is planning to expand its chain of photographic stores from 192 to 450 over the next seven years, with the creation of 1,500 jobs, funded by a £100m flotation next month. 05-Sep-2000 Jessops has unveiled a £20m plan to expand its department store in Nottingham, with the creation of 70 jobs. 25-Nov-1999 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008