1,000 jobs at risk as administrators move in at shoe retailer
Administrators have been appointed at 160 year-old shoe retailer Brantano.
The company operates 73 stores and 64 concessions, employing 1,089 staff. Its Leicestershire head office is based in Hinckley, and employs 71 staff.
Brantano Retail was acquired by a company controlled by Alteri Investors in 2016 in a £12m deal.
But since then, despite sustained efforts and streamlining to make the business more commercially viable, it has experienced difficult trading conditions.
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