Since 2005, a significant number of companies have gone into administration. Some have been rescued, some have been sold, some have just completely disappeared. The list includes, but is not limited to:
Acquascutum
Barratts
Best Buy
Blacks Leisure
Blockbuster
Borders
Clement Joscelyne
Clinton Cards
Coffee Republic
Comet
Game Group
Habitat
Hawkin’s Bazaar
Hein Gericke UK
HMV
Jessops
JJB Sports
La Senza
Little Chef
Masai GB
Mexx
MFI
Oddbins
Optical Express
Past Times
ProCook
Pumpkin Patch
Rosebys
ScS Upholstery
Suits You
The Natural World
The Pier
The Works
Whittard’s of Chelsea
Woolworths
Zavvi (Virgin Megastore)
The times, they are a changin’