Women's clothing firm Viyella calls in administrators
8:58am Thursday 8th January 2009 in
Women's clothing firm Viyella, which dates back to 1784, has become the latest well-established retail firm to call in administrators, unions have said.
The troubled retailer has a store in the Glades Shopping Centre in Bromley.
There has been speculation for days that the future of the company, one of the UK's longest established clothing manufacturers, was uncertain.
The firm has a total of 120 stores and concessions across the UK including outlets in nearby Sevenoaks and Croydon.
It also runs an online sales operation.
Unions said they hoped there would be a strong interest in buying the chain.
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