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£700,000 JD stock looted in UK riots

23/09/2011

UK sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has said that £700,000 of stock was looted during the riots across England in August 2011, while one of its stores in London has yet to reopen after suffering fire damage.

A total of 16 stores in London, Nottingham, Manchester and Birmingham were hit by the disorder, with six in London suffering "very significant thefts".

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