Type
Bankruptcy
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West; Cheshire;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco In Specialised Stores
47.25 - Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores

320 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 October 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

A Cheshire-based company that trades under the names the Booze Buster, Simply Drinks and Simply Food & Drinks has announced 320 job losses. The company called in administrators Deloitte who have sold 109 of the 170 stores in the chain protecting 640 jobs.


Sources

  • 1 October 2009: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Wine Cellar, Bankruptcy in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69633, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69633.