Jessops reopens in Birmingham
Dragons' Den star Peter Jones has today chosen Birmingham as one of the first cities to relaunch camera retailer Jessops.
Jessops reopens in Birmingham, full report
Midlands camera chain Jessops is back after Dragons' Den entrepreneur, Peter Jones, decided he was going to make them an offer.
It cost him £4 million for 100% of the company.
The group was founded in Leicester in 1935 and had almost 200 stores before they all closed in January 2013 with 1,500 people losing their jobs.
Lee Comley reports.
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