Private company

Jay Jays

Logo: Chris Birtchnell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Australian apparel store chain owned by Just Group

Jay Jays is an Australian apparel chain store. It is owned and operated by the Just Group. Jay Jays focuses on clothing for younger people.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Jay Jays is an Australian apparel chain store. It is owned and operated by the Just Group. Jay Jays focuses on clothing for younger people. At present, the chain has over 200 stores located in Australia and New Zealand.2

Corporate structure

Jay Jays is part of a group headed by Myer. 9 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Myer Docklands, Australia
    • Just Group Melbourne
      • Jay Jays
      • Dotti Subsidiary
      • Just Jeans Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
      • Jacqui E Subsidiary · Australia
      • Portmans Subsidiary · Australia
    • Sass & Bide Subsidiary · Sydney
    • The Western Stores Subsidiary · Dubbo Regional Council, Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

How it started

History

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.

Jay Jays opened its first New Zealand store in September 1996.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jay Jays, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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