This Leeds shoe store is at risk of closure despite buyout by high street giant Next
The Leeds branch of Russell & Bromley is at risk of closure despite the buyout of the parent company.
High street giant Next has bought Russell & Bromley after the footwear and handbag retailer fell into administration. Administrators confirmed that Next has bought the brand and certain other assets in a pre-pack insolvency deal.
However, the UK retail giant said it would only buy three of the group’s 36 stores as part of the rescue deal - tores in Chelsea, Mayfair and the Bluewater Shopping Centre.
As a result, the future of its remaining 33 stores and nine concessions is uncertain, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
Administrators have said they are assessing options for the remaining shops.
The Leeds store, which will continue to trade, was not included in the deal and is at risk. The same applies to Harrogate and the concession store at Fenwicks York, both in North Yorkshire.
The full list of currently at risk includes:
– Bath, Somerset
– Belfast, Northern Ireland
– Birmingham, West Midlands
– Brent Cross, Greater London
– Brighton, East Sussex
– Brompton, Greater London
– Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
– Canary Wharf, Greater London
– Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
– Chester, Cheshire
– Covent Garden, Greater London
– Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
– Exeter, Devon
– Glasgow, Glasgow City
– Guildford, Surrey
– Hampstead, Greater London
– Harrogate, North Yorkshire
– Jermyn Street, Greater London
– Leeds, West Yorkshire
– Manchester, Greater Manchester
– Oxford, Oxfordshire
– Paddington, Greater London
– Regent Street, Greater London
– Richmond, Greater London
– Stratford, Greater London
– Westfield White City, Greater London
– Winchester, Hampshire
Outlet Stores
– Ashford, Kent
– Cheshire Oaks, Cheshire
– Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth, Hampshire
– Swindon, Wiltshire
UK concessions
– Fenwicks Canterbury, Kent
– Fenwicks Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
– Fenwicks Kingston, Greater London
– Fenwicks Colchester, Essex
– Fenwicks Bracknell, Berkshire
– Fenwicks Tunbridge Wells, Kent
– Fenwicks York, North Yorkshire
Republic of Ireland stores and concessions
– Dublin Grafton Street, County Dublin
– Kildare, County Kildare
– Arnotts concession, Dublin, County Dublin
– Brown Thomas concession, Cork, County Cork