Woolworths enters administration
Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century
High Street legend Woolworths has buckled under its debt and is set to go into administration, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
The move will put tens of thousands of jobs at its 815 stores under threat. The board of Woolies - one of the UK's oldest store groups - will meet at 1800 GMT to take the formal decision. Deloitte will be appointed as administrators to the store chain and also to Entertainment UK, which supplies DVDs to supermarket groups.
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Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century
High Street legend Woolworths has buckled under its debt and is set to go into administration, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.
The move will put tens of thousands of jobs at its 815 stores under threat. The board of Woolies - one of the UK's oldest store groups - will meet at 1800 GMT to take the formal decision. Deloitte will be appointed as administrators to the store chain and also to Entertainment UK, which supplies DVDs to supermarket groups.
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