Comet
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Woolworths closed a decade ago, and since then shop after shop has shut its doors. What is it like to be there in a store’s dying days? Eleven workers tell all
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Deal to rescue plant is credited with saving 4,000 jobs, but private equity firm has previously overseen redundancies elsewhere
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Mike Greene is leading £25m takeover of supermarket’s 140 M Local shops, backed by Greybull Capital – best-known for investing in now defunct Comet chain
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Three Deloitte administrators face disciplinary action after business secretary highlights possible conflict of interest
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Inquiry into liquidators' role in £25m debacle shows Deloitte administrator signed letter which did not reveal firm's redundancy plans
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Employment tribunal rules that there had been no consultation at all with employees when they were made redundant
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Plan for resurrection of the 79-year-old retailer by property tycoon Clive Coombes greeted with scepticism by some retail analysts
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Empty shops in Ashford, Kent, reflect wider crisis for retailers who are calling on government to overhaul the rates system, writes Simon Neville
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Owner of Currys and PC World says half its like-for-like sales growth in last quarter came from former Comet customers
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Sports Direct, which bought the store from administration, dashes hopes of HMV-style reprieve for out-of-pocket shoppers
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Designer and retail expert Wayne Hemingway says the best retailers will evolve and survive
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Electricals chain sold five tablet computers a second before Christmas as competitor's collapse boosts sales
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One in nine high street shops now stand empty as a year of battling for survival awaits further big name brands
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Analysts expect Next to have benefited from a strong online presence, with internet sales up between 6% and 10%
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Consumer cutbacks and rising popularity of online retailers have prompted sharp rise in financially stricken firms
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Business secretary Vince Cable says Comet demise caused 'great distress' and company has serious questions to answer
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The administrator's report isn't conclusive – but something is amiss with the rules when the public purse could be £50m lighter because of the failure of a minor retailer
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The electrical retail giant finally closed its doors yesterday – but not before shoppers descended on branches looking for one final bargain
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UK taxpayers face £50m bill for incorrect layoffs