UK store closures at a record high 15th April 2019. Business conditions for brick-and-mortar retailers in Britain continue to remain challenging, with new figures suggesting that the number of UK high street shop closures reached record highs last year. 5,883

Debenhams in Administration Tuesday 9th April 2019. Control of Debenhams has fallen into the hands of its lenders as part of an administration process. Debenhams has 166 stores, which for now continue to trade, although it has indicated that 50

Holland & Barrett accused of treating suppliers “shabbily”. Monday  8th April 2019. James Salmon, Operations Director. The health food retailer, Holland & Barrett, has been accused of having a purposeful culture of poor payment practices, says the commissioner. The small

Oddbins enters administration 4th February 2019 Oddbins enters administration Last week we reported Oddbins was on the brink, now it has gone. The owners of UK wine chain Oddbins have called in administrators to handle the firm’s retail operation until a buyer

Number of businesses in critical distress soars. 4th February 2019. More critically distressed UK businesses The number of British businesses in critical distress leapt up by 25% in the last quarter of 2018 according to new data from Red Flag