A full list of 272 stores in danger as a major British retailer teeters on the brink of administration have been revealed. Carpetright has filed a notice to appoint administrators, putting more than 1,800 jobs at risk - as well as over 200 stores in the UK. Earlier this week, the high street floorings specialist drafted advisers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to launch a formal sale process.
Sources told The Times the sale was likely to be completed through a pre-pack deal or company voluntary arrangement. PricewaterhouseCoopers has been lined up as possible administrators but not yet been appointed. High court records show that Carpetright, advised by the law firm Travers Smith, filed the notice on Friday.
READ MORE Majorca put on 'alert' with bars and restaurants given strict new rules Full list of Carpetright stores across the UK and Ireland that could be placed at risk: England Abingdon Altrincham Andover Ashford Ashington Ashton-under-Lyne Aylesbury Banbury Barnet Barnstaple Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Bath Beckton Bedford Berwick-upon-Tweed Birstall Blackburn Blackpool Blyth Bolton Bracknell Braintree Brentford Brighton Bristol Bristol - Longwell Green Bromley Burton-on-Trent Bury St Edmunds Camberwell - Walworth Cambridge Camden Cannock Canterbury Carlisle Charlton Cheadle Chelmsford Chelmer Village Retail Park Chelmsford Clock Tower Retail Park - Within Furniture Village Cheltenham Chester Chesterfield Chippenham Christchurch Christchurch Clacton-on-Sea Clapham Colche.
