The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) is a Burnley-based discount department store which operates nearly 200 stores throughout the UK. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about TOFS and the department stores sector.
The Original Factory Shop collapsed into administration owing suppliers millions in unpaid-for stock and other debts, Retail Week can reveal.
The Original Factory Shop has made a third of its total head office staff redundant less than a week after it collapsed into administration, Retail Week can reveal.
The Original Factory Shop chair has said he was left with “no choice” but to put the business into administration after talks with prospective buyers for the brand collapsed, Retail Week can reveal.
The owner of Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop is set to place both retailers into administration, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.
Discount retailer The Original Factory Shop has named a new managing director.
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