All Insolvency & administration articles – Page 12
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: ‘Financial cliff edge looms without rent standstill deal’
We have to secure an extension to the moratorium on landlords taking action against retailers that do not pay rent.
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NewsNew Look ‘very confident’ of winning CVA support but landlord body hits out
New Look chief executive Nigel Oddy is “very confident” landlords will back the fashion retailer’s proposed CVA – its second in two years.
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NewsNew Look launches CVA following new financing
Under-pressure fashion retailer New Look has unveiled CVA proposals after conducting a £440m debt-for-equity swap and with lender backing.
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NewsDebenhams parent company Celine teeters on brink
Debenhams’ parent company has drafted in advisers as it prepares to enter administration, just months after the department store chain collapsed for the second time in a year.
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NewsMothercare finalises its franchise deal with Boots
Struggling retailer Mothercare has announced a franchise deal with Boots that will see its current range of products extended in the health and beauty retailer’s stores.
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AnalysisThe Big Question: Should there be a cap on CVAs for retailers?
As the coronavirus continues to hammer sales and customer footfall levels show no signs of returning to pre-Covid levels any time soon, more struggling retailers are turning to insolvency procedures such as CVAs to survive. However, with many brands having a second or third bite of the cherry, industry experts debate whether a cap should be put in place
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NewsNew Look launches CVA and recapitalisation
Embattled fashion retailer New Look has launched a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in a bid to “rebase” its existing leasing portfolio.
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NewsJigsaw to launch CVA as coronavirus hits sales
Fashion brand Jigsaw is reportedly planning to launch a CVA next week, becoming the latest high street casualty of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsM&Co restructuring saves 2,200 jobs and 218 stores
Fashion retailer M&Co has completed a pre-pack administration deal, which saw it bought back by its Scottish owners the McGeoch family.
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NewsRiver Island mulls CVA as coronavirus hammers sales
River Island is the latest fashion retailer to consider undertaking a company voluntary arrangement due to the effects of the coronavirus on sales and store footfall.
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NewsM&Co to close 50 stores in pre-pack administration deal
M&Co is reportedly nearing a pre-pack administration deal which would see the chain sold back to its original owners.
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NewsDW Sports blames coronavirus closures for collapse into administration
Sportswear retailer and gym operator DW Sports has collapsed into administration putting some 1,700 jobs at risk across its estate.
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AnalysisBack from the brink – what’s next for retail’s Covid casualties?
The past few months have had a devastating impact on UK retail and swathes of chains have collapsed, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for some of these businesses. Retail Week takes a look at what the future holds for retail’s Covid casualties.
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NewsTM Lewin shutters stores after tumbling into administration
Shirtmaker TM Lewin is set to close all of its UK stores, putting over 600 jobs at risk, after it fell into administration due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsNew Look mulls pre-pack administration in bid for turnover-based rents
Struggling fashion retailer New Look is threatening landlords with a potential pre-pack administration in a bid to move its store estate over to turnover-based rents, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsIntu administration looms as financing talks fail
Embattled retail landlord Intu has said it is ‘likely’ to appoint administrators as negotiations with its lenders stall.
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NewsMothercare eyes new funding as interim boss stands down
Mothercare is in discussion with a number of prospective lenders over new funding as its interim chief executive steps down.
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NewsJD Sports’ Go Outdoors brand tumbles into administration
JD Sports has confirmed the appointment of administrators for its struggling Go Outdoors brand, following days of speculation about the fascia’s future.
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NewsStruggling Poundstretcher launches CVA
Variety discount retailer Poundstretcher has launched a company voluntary arrangement to help restructure its struggling business and appointed KPMG to help drive the turnaround.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What high street will emerge from the pandemic?
Already under enormous pressure before the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, the high street has taken another battering. What will it look like as the crisis subsides?