This statistic shows the largest 20 retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected. The retailer First Quench, responsible for off licence brands Wine Rack, Threshers, Bottoms Up and Victoria, has had the most influential administration, affecting approximately 1,300 stores.
Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected
These figures relate to 24 largest retail corporations that went into legal administration between 2008 and 2018. Inclusion into this list is based on (a) administration and (b) national significance. Companies may have either disappeared or survive in a robust manner. Inclusion does not imply that the brand is no longer used or does not trade.
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Centre for Retail Research. (February 28, 2018). Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. "Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected." Chart. February 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. (2018). Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research. "Largest Retailers to Go into Administration in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2008 and 2018, Based on The Number of Stores Affected." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/
Centre for Retail Research, Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Largest retailers to go into administration in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2008 and 2018, based on the number of stores affected [Graph], Centre for Retail Research, February 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787681/largest-retailers-in-administration-united-kingdom-uk/
