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High Street closings in 2019
Thousands of street jobs have been lost in the past 12 months as a result of high-profile retail administrations, and thousands more are at risk as Mothercare, Debenhams and Forever 21 prepare for the closings. These are some of the key industry names that have been affected.
Mother care: Has 79 shops and 2,500 UK retail employees while his British arm prepares to pass to the administration.
Regis / Supercuts: Had 220 rooms and 1,200 employees when he went into administration in October 2019.
Bonmarché: Had 318 stores and 2,887 employees when it went into administration in October 2019. It is still marketed as it is looking for a buyer.
Watt Brothers: The Scottish department chain had 11 shops and 306 employees when it went into administration in October 2019. All stores closed and most of the jobs left.
London Links: With 35 shops and 350 employees, the jewelry chain went into administration on October 8, 2019, but its sites are still marketed.
Forever 21: Had three stores and about 290 employees in the UK when it came into administration in September 2019. Stores remain open for stock clearance.
Albemarle and Bond: Suddenly closes all his 116 shops in September 2019 with the loss of approximately 400 jobs, even though he did not call the administrators. He sold his engagement books to rival H&T in the same month.
Karen Millen and Coast: Had 32 shops and 177 concessions, employing 1,100 people, when it went into administration in August 2019. All sites closed and the vast majority of staff were fired after the brands were purchased by online specialist Boohoo.com.
Jack’s wills: Had on 100 stores and 1,700 employees in the UK when it went into administration in August 2019. Purchased by Sports Direct and 98 shops They are still marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Spudulike: All closed 37 shops with the loss of about 300 jobs when it came into administration in August.
Bathroom store: Had 132 shops and 529 employees when it went into administration in June 2019. Homebase bought 44 shops saving 154 jobs and the brand now trades from 28 shops.
Select: Had 180 shops and 2,000 employees when the fashion retailer went into administration in May 2019. In June, administrators at consulting firm Quantuma performed a CVA shutdown 11 shops with the loss of about 200 jobs.
Debenhams: Had 166 department stores and more than 25,000 employees when it went into administration in April 2019. No store closed immediately and the chain is now owned by its lenders, but two closed before Christmas and another 20 will close in January, when the group completes a rescue restructuring that is expected to result. in the loss of 1,200 jobs.
Pretty green: Had 12 stores and about 170 employees when Liam Gallagher’s fashion store went into administration in March 2019. All stores except one and 33 dealerships closed with 100 lost jobs but 67 saved as the brand was bought by JD Sports in April.
Office departure: All 94 shops have closed with the loss of 1,170 jobs after the stationery retailer went into administration in March 2019.
LK Bennett: Had 41 shops and 500 employees when it went into administration in March 2019. The brand was purchased by its Chinese franchise, Rebecca Feng, saving 21 shops, all the group’s concessions and 325 jobs. But more than 100 jobs lost with the closing of 15 stores.
Valerie Pastry: Had 200 cafeterias employing almost 3,000 people when an accounting scandal prompted the chain to call managers in January 2019. About 70 of the 200 stores in the group closed immediately with the loss of 900 jobs. About 2,000 jobs were saved when over 100 Valerie Pastry Cafeterias They were rescued by Causeway Capital, more than 20 of which have since closed. 21 Philpotts sandwich shops were purchased by AF Blakemore & Son. and four Baker & Spice coffees were purchased by the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs.
Sarah Butler
