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Peacocks
Peacocks the clothing retailer became insolvent in 2012 after Administrators KPMG declared the company bankrupt. The company went into administration after the discount fashion chain, bought in a management buyout from the founding Peacock family in the mid 1990s, was struggling to refinance its £240m debts. It was bought by the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group in 2012.
- Administrators: KPMG
- Year Founded: 1884
- Total Number of Employees: 9,600
- Total Number of Jobs Lost: 1,650
- Number of Retail Shops: 660
- Managing Director/CEO: Phillip Day
…2019: To date Peacocks has 400 locations in various parts of the company and has plans to open new stores in Mumbles, Wales, Tewkesbury, the Isle of Wight, and Norwich.
2012
Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Patch the children’s clothing retailer became insolvent in 2012 after Administrators Deloitte declared the company bankrupt. The international company went into administration after a downturn in customers saw the company struggle in the UK.
Administrators: Deloitte
- Year Founded: 1990
- Total Number of Employees: 3,000
- Number of Jobs Lost: 60
- Number of Retail Shops: 36 (UK) – 200 (worldwide)
- Managing Director/CEO: Maurice Prendergast
…2019: Pumpkin Patch was acquired by Catch Group in 2017 and has launched as an online store in Australia and New Zealand. It no longer operates in the UK.
2012
