Republic chain enters administration

Leeds : United Kingdom | Feb 13, 2013 at 3:51 AM PST

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The Leeds-based retailer, which has 121 stores and about 2,500 staff, said it had appointed accountants from Ernst & Young to take over running of the firm. The administrators said they had already made 150 staff at the firm's head office in Leeds redundant. FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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