All Insolvency & administration articles – Page 5
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News
‘Genuine grounds for hope’ on Wilko, GMB union believes
There are “genuine grounds for hope” that a buyer will take over all or part of bust retailer Wilko, according to the GMB trade union.
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B&M and Poundland in running to save Wilko
Value retailers including B&M and Poundland are eyeing possible bids for struggling retailer Wilko after it fell into administration.
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Wilko administrator sets deadline for offers
Wilko administrator PwC has set a deadline for interested parties to submit their first offers to buy the variety value retailer following its announcement of administration last week.
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Wilko collapses into administration
Wilko has fallen into administration after failing to secure a rescue deal, but stores will remain open while a buyer is urgently pursued.
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Wilko stops home deliveries for online orders
Wilko has pressed pause on home deliveries for orders on its website as it is in the midst of talks for a potential rescue deal.
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Analysis
Can Wilko's flagging fortunes ever be revived?
With news emerging that troubled value retailer Wilko would need £70m investment from a new owner to bring it back to life, we take a look at how it could turn its luck around
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Wilko on brink of administration
Embattled retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators after failing to find investment.
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Hotter owner Unbound Group confirms intent to appoint administrators
Hotter parent company Unbound Group intends to appoint Interpath Advisory as administrators to the group’s main operating subsidiary, Beaconsfield Footwear, which includes Hotter Shoes.
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Exclusive: Ex-Asda boss Clarke stages Farmison rescue deal
A consortium led by former Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has bought online grocer Farmison out of administration and is aiming to rebuild the business.
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Amazon to close online shop Book Depository in latest bid to cut costs
Amazon is set to close its UK-based online store Book Depository at the end of April.
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Screwfix buys spare parts retailer out of administration
Screwfix has bought online spare parts and repair service Connect Distribution Services out of administration.
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Cath Kidston owner considering sale
Cath Kidston may be up for sale for the second time in less than a year.
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Opinion
‘Does Tile Giant administration signal the end of the DIY boom?’
After a phenomenally busy period when everybody became Handy Andy or Andrea and painted the walls rather than climbed them during the depressing days of lockdowns, things are looking trickier as the consumer mentality shifts from DIY to done-IY.
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Tile Giant sold in pre-pack deal with former Topps boss
Specialist retailer Tile Giant has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal.
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Tesco buys Paperchase brand leaving future of stores and workers uncertain
Tesco has this morning snapped up stationery retailer Paperchase’s brand and intellectual property, casting a shadow over the future of its workers.
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Paperchase faces collapse as solvent rescue hopes fade
Paperchase is on the brink of collapse as hopes of a solvent rescue deal have faded.
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Made.com to enter voluntary liquidation process
Made.com will be placed into members’ voluntary liquidation to formally wind up the company, a shareholder vote on the future of the company has concluded.
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Made.com customers to be left £12m out of pocket, warn administrators
Tens of thousands of Made.com customers will collectively lose out on £12m worth of deposits made around the time the retailer collapsed into administration.
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Fashion marketplace Atterley collapses into administration
Scottish online fashion retailer Atterley.com is in the process of appointing administrators, it has emerged.
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Exclusive: Wilko starts tough year on back foot with loss
Wilko swung to a loss at the beginning of the year, as the tail end of lockdowns, supply chain disruption and plummeting consumer demand all took their toll.