Barratts

So far several private companies including La Senza, Barratts Priceless and D2 have filed for administration, while Blacks Leisure PLC is still desperately looking for a buyer.

Next Warns on 2012 Profits Kathy Gordon 2012

The Stylo group, which owns the shoe chains Barratts and Priceless, had shut 220; 214 Celebrations card shops had gone, and another 125 shops had become empty thanks to the death of the misfiring entertainment chain Zavvi.

The British high street: RIP 2011

Administrators at Barratts Priceless made 1,610 employees redundant on Friday after it failed to find a buyer for its concessions business.

High street sales 'unlikely to kickstart recovery' 2012

Barratts 'commentary describes to Mission Control in Houston how equipment and supplies are arranged and stored, and provides engineers with a detailed assessment of each module-to-module hatchway.

Boing Boing 2009

After a festive period that has seen footwear chain Barratts Priceless axe 1,600 jobs and retail chains La Senza and D2 Jeans enter administration, the British Retail Consortium admitted that an unseasonably mild Christmas had not dispelled the economic chill on Britain's high streets.

High street sales 'unlikely to kickstart recovery' 2012

I feel disproportionately upset to hear that the likes of Barratts, Hawkin's Bazaar, and La Senza are in trouble, with job losses and branch closures imminent.

Downton Abbey's just the opiate of the middle classes | Barbara Ellen 2012

Barratts will bring back memories for many British females for being the first place they tried on "heels", subsequently realising they were unable to walk in them, were doomed for ever more to cling to walls and passersby on evenings out and were outright failures as women.

Downton Abbey's just the opiate of the middle classes | Barbara Ellen 2012

Shoe retailer Barratts Priceless collapsed before Christmas and lingerie chain La Senza is teetering, Blacks Leisure has put itself up for sale with shareholders likely to lose their entire investment, and music retailer HMV and chocolatier Thorntons have already issued profit warnings.

For U.K. Retailers, a Bleak Midwinter Kathy Gordon 2012

It comes as new figures show 183 retailers went into administration last year – a 10% rise on 2010 – and many more, including Hawkin's Bazaar, Past Times and Barratts Shoes, remain on the critical list.

Retail industry hit hard by bleak trading over Christmas 2012

The festive period has been a gloomy one with Barratts Priceless axing over 1,600 jobs and La Senza and D2 Jeans going into administration.

High street sales 'unlikely to kickstart recovery' 2012