All MkOne articles
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OpinionOpinion: 'Administration rules cost me £1m. It’s time to reform them'
Suppliers are the big losers when retailers go into administration, maintains one businessman with first-hand experience.
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NewsMK One founder jailed for acting as company director while disqualified
MK One founder Mark Brafman has been sentenced to eight months in prison for acting as a company director while disqualified.
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AnalysisHilco: hero or villain?
Profiting from retail misfortune as it does, restructuring specialist Hilco is much maligned. George MacDonald asks if the rancour is deserved
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NewsMK One bought by Internacionale
Value fashion retailer MK One has been bought out of administration by Glasgow-based fashion chain Internacionale.
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Opinion
MK One and Ghost: an uphill battle
The futures of two very different fashion retailers have been assured. But for how long?
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NewsDeals breathe life into ailing value market
The reshaping of the embattled value sector began this week with two key deals.
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NewsJobs slashed at MK One
About half of head office jobs have been slashed at fashion chain MK One after it was put into administration this week.
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OpinionRetail’s red card
House of Fraser could have delivered an own goal in the unfortunate timing of its autumn/winter press and supplier event last night.
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MK One enters administration
Value fashion retailer MKOne, which was bought by restructuring firm Hilco from Baugur earlier this month, has gone into administration.
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NewsInvestors queue up to revive troubled chains
A string of beleaguered value chains that have hit the buffers recently face a new beginning next week.
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MK One chief quits as fears of break-up grow
MK One chief executive Dominic Galvin has left the fashion retailer after it was sold to retail restructuring specialist Hilco.
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Baugur denies MK One administration plans
Baugur has denied reports that MK One, the value clothing chain it has put up for sale, could be put into administration if no buyer is found.
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Elaine Gray mulls combining Ethel Austin and MK One
Value fashion veteran Elaine Gray is considering investing in both Ethel Austin and MK One and could potentially combine the two struggling chains.
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NewsOn the critical list
Retail in the emergency room as it faces the harshest trading conditions since the 1990s, with the worst still to come
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Opinion
Blood on the shopfloor
To say there is blood on the shopfloor today is an understatement. The fashion sector has been left reeling with uncertainty following the collapse of Ethel Austin, the announcement of store closures from JJB Sports and the For Sale sign hoisted over MK One.
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Opinion
Just the tip of the iceberg
For a long time, it has been a case of when, not if, Ethel Austin would go under and Baugur would decide to cut its losses with MK One.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Southside’s upmarket move drives rent rises
Existing retailers at the former Wandsworth Arndale Centre in south London face four-fold rent increases as Portfolio Holdings’ redevelopment of the scheme - renamed Southside - gathers pace.