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 Jays Jays store in Armadale Central Shopping Centre | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
Number of locations | 172 stores in Australia [1] (2023) |
Key people |
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| Products | Clothing, accessories |
| Parent | Just Group |
| Website | jayjays |
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Prior to being acquired by the Just Group, Jay Jays was known as Jay Jays Jeans Warehouse, which was started in 1978 in Sydney by two brothers who had immigrated to Australia from Poland in the 1950s.
In December 1993, Just Jeans purchased Jay Jays for $4.5 million. It had six-stores at the time. [2]
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