Allders may be back in business

Allders, the department store chain that collapsed in January, is stepping up its revival under entrepreneur Harold Tillman by resurrecting the upmarket furniture brand Waring & Gillow. Tillman, who bought the Allders name and its flagship store in Croydon last May, has struck a deal to sell the furniture through catalogue giant Littlewoods and online from the middle of next year. It will also be sold in the Croydon store.