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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Suit against J.Jill, Inc.Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP ("Robbins Geller") (http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/jjill/) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of purchasers of J.Jill, Inc. ("J.Jill") (NYSE:JILL) common stock in or traceable to the Company's March 9, 2017 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action was filed in the District of Massachusetts and is captioned Branen v. J.Jill, Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-11980. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel, Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at [email protected]. If you are a member of this class, you can view a copy of the complaint as filed at http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/jjill/. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. The complaint charges J.Jill, certain of its officers and directors, certain of the underwriters of the IPO and J.Jill's controlling shareholder with violatons of the Securities Act of 1933. J.Jill is a specialty apparel brand focused on affluent women in the 40 to 65 age segment. On or about February 10, 2017, the Company filed with the SEC (News - Alert) a registration statement on Form S-1 for the IPO, which was subsequently amended and declared effective on March 8, 2017 (the "Registration Statement"). On March 9, 2017, the Registration Statement was used to sell approximately 12.5 million shares of J.Jill common stock to the investing public at $13 per share. According to the complaint, the Registration Statement communicated that the Company's unique business strategy had insulated it from adverse industry trends and, as a result, J.Jill would be able to continue to grow its gross profits. The complaint asserts that the statements in the Registration Statement were false and misleading when made because the Company's purportedly unique and superior sales and marketing approach had not insulated the Company from adverse trends affecting the overall retail industry. Moreover, the Company was carrying increasing amounts of slow moving inventory and would need to significantly markdown sale items and increase promotional efforts in an attempt to continue its sales growth, and the Company's brick-and-mortar stores were experiencing difficulty attracting customers and maintaining profitability, which would result in the Company shuttering up to eight stores in fiscal 2017 - thereby diminishing the Company's gross margins and impairing its ability to service its long-term debt. On October 12, 2017, J.Jill common stock closed at $4.86 per share, or more than 62% below its offering price only seven months after the IPO. Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of all purchasers of J.Jill common stock in or traceable to the Company's March 9, 2017 IPO (the "Class"). The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has extensive experience in prosecuting investor class actions including actions involving financial fraud. Robbins Geller is widely recognized as a leading law firm advising and representing U.S. and international investors in securities litigation and portfolio monitoring. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller has obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history. For the third consecutive year, the Firm ranked first in both the total amount recovered for investors and the number of shareholder class action recoveries in ISS's SCAS Top 50 Report. Robbins Geller attorneys have shaped the law in the areas of securities litigation and shareholder rights and have recovered tens of billions of dollars on behalf of the Firm's clients. Robbins Geller not only secures recoveries for defrauded investors, it also implements significant corporate governance reforms, helping to improve the financial markets for investors worldwide. Please visit http://www.rgrdlaw.com for more information.
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