KPMG, which was appointed administrator for JJB Sports’ lifestyle division, consisting of its Original Shoe Company and Qube, is reportedly planning to close 46 of the 77 stores. Any inventory remaining after these are closed will be sold by the 31 shops left open as KPMG seeks a buyer. Almost 450 jobs will be lost as part of the closures. On a happier note, though, JJB says that sales in its golf division are up by more than 400 percent compared with last year, helped by more returning customers, a better range of products and sales growth among higher-price items.