Jobs to go as administrators close stores
Ernst & Young said the stores, including one in Hull, will shut next week with 1,061 employees across the UK facing redundancy.
A spokesman said they were still trying to sell the company’s remaining business and assets.
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Hide AdLiverpool-based TJ Hughes called in the administrators in June after a difficult period of trading, as nervous consumers put off buying big-ticket items such as fridges and TVs.
Hull council leader Steve Brady told the Yorkshire Post last night that the job losses were a blow to the city.
He said: “It’s going to be a big loss. I’m very sorry to see it go and I’m very sorry for the staff.”