Habitat

Habitat the homeware retailer became insolvent in 2011 after Administrators Zolfo Cooper declared the company bankrupt. The company went into administration after falling sales due to the credit crunch.

• Administrators: Zolfo Cooper
• Year Founded: 1964
• Total Number of Employees: 1,574
• Total Number of Jobs Lost: 750
• Number of Retail Shops: 30
• Managing Director/CEO: Terence Conran

…2019: Habitat, now owned by the Sainsbury’s Group, has 17 physical stores around the UK and in 2018 opened two new standalone stores – one in Westfield White City and the other in Brighton. Habitat has its own ecommerce website, while some of its products are also available via Argos online and offline stores as Argos is also part of the same group.