Barratts

Barratts the shoe retailer became insolvent in 2013 after Administrators Duff & Phelps declared the company bankrupt. The company went into administration following a trading loss of £12.5m in 2008, on 26 January 2009 Stylo’s shares were suspended. Barratts and PriceLess soon went into administration and on 13 February 2009 Stylo itself went into administration. In 2014 Barratts brand and website was bought out again.

• Administrators: Duff & Phelps
• Year Founded: 1903
• Total Number of Employees: 5,500
• Total Number of Jobs Lost: 5,000
• Number of Retail Shops: 380
• Managing Director/CEO: Michael Ziff

…2009: There are no traces of the Barratts brand on the British high street in 2019, and while the website is still live it sells other well-know brands and redirects to other retailers.