Originally Posted by a01020304:
“So far its:
MFI
Woolworths
Rosebys
Adams
Officers Club
Zavvi
Whittard
JM Nutrition
Sound Control
David McLean House Builders
Texstyle World (reported in Manchester Evening news)
Fads (reported in Manchester Evening news)
who is next?”
Don't think I've heard of the bottom five. Are they national?
Wouldn't be surprised to see several of the sportswear retailers to go there are just too many of these all with the same product. Suspect that the supermarkets will pick up some of this merchandise too.
In a similar vein The bottom and lower middle end of womens fashion is probably over populated. There is little diversity and as imports get more expensive people wont put up with the low quality at increasing prices. Some people have already said Next. Personally i think it will go retail park/'shopping destination' only (the high st. shops seem to have had different stock in them for ages now anyway). But I can't see all of Next, New Look, Top Shop, Peacocks, Bon Marche, Primark, and DottyPs (there must be others that i cant remember off the top of my head now too) all surviving - Not to mention the likes of BHS, and Debenhams.
The real sting might come when a couple more suppliers go out of business and shops are left with the debts and no stock to service it.