Local jobs at risk as Comet faces administration
Date published: 01 November 2012
More retail jobs are at risk in Rochdale after electrical chain Comet confirmed that it would be put into administration next week.
Private equity firm OpCapita, which owns the 240-store business, has lined up restructuring specialist Deloitte to act as administrator.
OpCapita bought Comet last year for the nominal sum of £2, but the business has struggled in the consumer downturn.
Comet's demise is one of the biggest High Street casualties of recent years.
Two weeks ago, OpCapita said it was examining a number of potential bids for the retailer.
The administrator will run the business as a going concern while it assesses options for sales, closures and liquidation.
Comet said it was "urgently working" on plans to secure the company's future. Customers with outstanding orders are being told it is "business as usual until further notice" and that the group intends to fulfil deliveries of products that have been paid for.
Comet's customer care team is handling customer inquiries on 0844 8009595.
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