All The Works articles – Page 6
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News
Six suitors vie to buy The Works
Five private equity firms and a trade buyer are thought to be bidding to acquire The Works, which went into administration last month.
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News
The Works boss Boardman mulls rescue package
The Works chief executive Chris Boardman is understood to be considering a management buy-out following the retailer’s collapse at the start of the month.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Opinion
Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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Opinion
The Works’ collapse has a silver lining
Having lunch last Friday in a typical property haunt, I noticed one agent give another a knowing nod. He was referring to the collapse of bargain books retailer The Works, which went into administration that day.
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News
The Works enters administration
Bargain bookseller The Works has gone into administration, as reported in this week’s issue of Retail Week .