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Popeyes Franchisee Sailormen Closes 20 Stores as Bankruptcy Sale Process Begins

The Miami-based operator is pursuing a Section 363 auction following lease-rejection moves for shuttered locations.

Best Buy Posts Q4 EPS Beat on Digital Margin Gains as Shares Rally

Kodi Signs Deal to Acquire Mäc Geiz, Closing Expected Within Weeks

Kik Confirms Schweinfurt Store Will Not Reopen as Chain Proceeds With Wider Closures

Matalan Sets March 7 Closure for Colne Store, Launches 50% Clearance

GPA Warns of Going-Concern Risk as Losses Persist and 2026 Debt Maturities Loom

Pieper to Close Nine Stores as Self-Administered Insolvency Restructuring Advances

Henry Nuttall Rescued From Administration, Joins RGM Leeds Group

GAME Moves to Appoint Administrators as Final Standalone Stores Set to Close in April

Southern Co‑op to Shut Three Convenience Stores on 24 February

The Original Factory Shop in Administration as Four Stores Close and Buyer Talks Surface

FCA Sets July 2026 Start for BNPL Oversight Under Consumer Duty

McKillens to Close After 100 Years, Citing Costs and Online Competition

Poundland Sets March 29 Closure for Bicester Store as February Shutdowns Continue

Schuh Permanently Closes Bradford Broadway Store After a Decade

Ocado Weighs Up to 1,000 Job Cuts in Renewed Cost Push

Peru Court Curtails Ositrán’s Authority Over Private Chancay Port

Quiz Clothing Enters Administration, Cuts 109 Jobs and Shutters Website

Poundland Closes Three Stores This Weekend as UK High‑Street Retrenchment Deepens

Grupo Libertad to Close Buenos Aires Fresh Market by March as Pullback Deepens