UK: 4000 jobs at risk at Barratts falls into administration
By Leonie Barrie | 9 December 2011
Nearly 4,000 jobs are at risk after the owner of the Barratts and Priceless Shoes footwear shops collapsed into administration yesterday (8 December) after a downturn in trading.
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