Barratts news and archive

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Barratts launches its online comeback

UK footwear retailer Barratts has launched its new website, which is part of the new business by created footwear veteran Harvey Jacobson and Michael Ziff, alongside with former buying and merchandising director of Barratts, Simon Robson. The relaunched website offers a sleek design, featuring a homepage offering Barratts 'must-have-shoes' and...

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Barratts staged to return online

A new business is currently being developed by footwear experts Harvey Jacobson and Micheal Ziff, after Leeds-based footwear retailer Barratts went into administration for the third time in five years. Last year December, footwear entrepreneur and chairman of the Jacobson Group, Harvey Jacobson was named as one of the backers to have acquired...

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Harvey Jacobson purchases Barratts intellectual property rights

The company who recently stepped in and purchases Barratts intellectual property rights, including the Priceless and Barratts footwear brands and website, has been revealed. Harvey Jacobson, footwear entrepreneur and chairman of the Jacobson Group, has been named as one of the backers to have acquired the intellectual property of Barratts....

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Footwear retailer Pavers steps in to save Barratts

Pavers has made a last-minute offered to step in and purchase footwear retailer Barratts after the company fell into administration again for the third time in four years. Barratts had appointed Duff & Phelps last month as administrators, who were in charge of reviewing the Leeds-based retailer current financial position, as well as searching...

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Barratts closes 19 stores

Leeds-based footwear retailer Barratts revealed plans to close nineteen stores throughout the UK and Ireland, weeks after it announced it had gone into administration for the third time in four years. Barratts previously had 75 stores and 24 concessions stands in department throughout the country, however for now the concession stand will...

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Barratts enters administration

High street footwear retailer Barratts has gone into administration, blaming “difficult trading conditions” and has put more than a 1,000 jobs at risk. It is the third time in four years that the footwear chain has been placed into administration, and the retailer has appointed Duff & Phelps as administrator, who are currently reviewing the shoe...

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Barratts to buy back its stores

Ailing footwear retailer Barratts may have found its way out of administration. According to reports, the company's existing management team has reached an accordance with administrators to buy back its 89 stores and the company's online business. The deal will protect 1,184 full-time and part-time jobs but 680 jobs will still be lost as 39...

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Barratts shoes closes 18 stores

Value shoe retailer Barratts Priceless is to close eighteen stores, as the company went into administration. Five Barratts and 13 Priceless stores will close on Friday across the UK and Ireland, resulting in the loss of 127 jobs, with a further 60 staff members in the head office in Bradford also made redundant. Barratts stores set to close this...

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Barratts goes into administration

Barratts Priceless, the footwear retail group, has collapsed into administration threatening nearly 4000 jobs. Deloitte will come in as main administration after sales of Autumn shoes has been devastatingly poor. "Barratts and Priceless Shoes have faced a downturn in trading as a result of the difficult economic conditions. This has been...

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Barratts launches Skechers shop-in-sh​op concept

High street footwear retailer Barratts are rolling out brand new Skechers shop-in-shop fits within selected stores across the UK. The concept space has been designed to replicate the Skechers in store shopping experience within Barratts stores, with fixtures and fittings including blue acrylic stands, clear glass shelving and curved gondola’s,...

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Barratts Priceless Limited announces senior appointments

Barratts Priceless Limited has announced that Richard Segal has joined its board as Chairman, and John Hood has been promoted to Managing Director for the Barratts and Priceless retail chains. Segal brings over 20 years of senior managerial experience covering the consumer, online, financial services and technology sectors to the high street...

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Barratts and Priceless shoes latest in administration

High street stores Barratts Shoes and Priceless Shoes have been placed in administration. The stores, which are subsidiaries of British plc Stylo, are to continue to trade while administrator Deloitte LLP attempts to carry out a rescue. Between them, Barratts and Priceless Shoes have more then 400 stores in the UK and employ about 4,500 staff....

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